H.R. 898 would designate approximately 18,000 acres of land in Colorado, San Isabel National Forest, as wilderness. These lands which contain headwaters in two spectacular 13,000 foot peaks have been studied and considered for wilderness…

I do want to commend the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his sponsorship of this piece of legislation. H.R. 940, as introduced by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Sherwood), my colleague of the Committee on Resources, would have…

H.R. 10 is about as complex a bill as we address in this house. The bill has been in the making for years, and at times it seemed impossible to get a majority of the Banking Committee, let alone the full House, to agree on its contents…

recently in my home district, I was invited to participate in a special banquet sponsored by the high school leaders who are members of the Junior ROTC program. The program is administered by a retired military officer and the instructors…

I rise today and I will continue to do so in the coming weeks to express my utter dismay and disappointment with the United States Postal Service. On April 17, 1900, the traditional chiefs of the South Pacific Islands of Tutuila and Aunu'u…

I rise today to speak on House Concurrent Resolution 42, a measure regarding the use of United States Armed Forces as part of a NATO peacekeeping operation to implement a peace agreement in Kosovo. At the outset, Mr. Speaker, I would voice…

although I am denied the privilege of voting on the floor of this great institution, on behalf of the thousands of Samoan Americans men and women who proudly wear with pride and honor the uniforms of our armed services wherever they are in…

I join strongly with our colleagues in urging passage of this resolution of support for our men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces now confronting Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf. Mr. Speaker, the Iraqi Government has repeatedly shown…

Mr. Speaker, this resolution gives a sense of observation and recognition of this 59th anniversary of the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non- Aggression. The resolution reaffirms the U.S. Policy of the nonrecognition of the occupation by the Soviet…

I have held public hearings in the past, Mr. Speaker, on this issue, but I again want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) for his initiative and his leadership in doing this, not only to sensitize the Members of the Congress…

Mr. Speaker, I fully support this bill, the Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 1998, which I believe will mark yet another milestone in the history of Indian self-determination. This major legislation is the product of more than 2 years…

Mr. Speaker, the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Promotion Act is a sound piece of legislation. This bill will allow the Fish and Wildlife Service to spend $1 million a year in revenues from the migratory bird hunting stamp…

Maybe something that our colleagues here in the House and even the American public do not know, but the fact is that watching birds is a $20 billion industry here in America. I want to say to my good friend, the gentleman from California…

Mr. Speaker, this is a bill which addresses several technical changes to existing Native American law. These are not exactly glamorous issues: boundary changes to Indian reservations, leasing authority for one of the reservations and…

this is a bill which points out how differences in cultures make it difficult to legislate on a national level. The Kickapoo tribe is a noted tribe which inhabited lands in the States of Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. This free lifestyle has…

I rise today to inform our colleagues and the Nation of important developments in Indonesia concerning the people of West Papua, New Guinea, or commonly known as Irian Jaya, as it is known by the Indonesia Government. If you recall, Mr…

Mr. Speaker, this bill, as introduced by the gentleman from Idaho, would amend the Idaho Admissions Act to make certain changes regarding the sale and exchange or lease of lands granted to the State of Idaho for the benefit of schools. The…

Mr. Speaker, once again I would like to call the attention of my colleagues to an ongoing struggle presently being waged many miles away in the Pacific by the people of West Papua New Guinea, or Irian Jaya, as it is known by the Indonesian…