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, 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…

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…

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…

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…

Mr. Speaker, in the years I have known and been a Member of this body, Ron Dellums' name stands out as a giant, in my opinion. There have been a lot of misunderstandings among our colleagues about this gentleman, especially over the…

Mr. Speaker, I do want to commend and respond to the statements made earlier by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Payne), to commend the gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell), not only for his eloquence, but certainly for his keen…

The resolution before us calls on both Eritrea and Ethiopia immediately to bring an end to the violence between the two countries. The legislation also commends the United States executive branch for brokering a moratorium on air raids…

Mr. Speaker, the resolution commends 50 years of relations between the United States and the Republic of Korea. The resolution also congratulates the Republic of Korea on its 50th anniversary of its founding. The resolution also supports…

H.R. 1728 establishes new procedures by which potential new additions to the National Park System are studied. The bill is identical to the language in title II of H.R. 260 from the 104th Congress. The administration and other interested…

Mr. Speaker, I want to note for the Record that former Congressman Bill Richardson was a very distinguished member of our Committee on Resources, and I think, also to my good friend from New Mexico, that former Ambassador Bill Richardson…

this proposed legislation now before us was introduced by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bonilla). The bill, H.R. 3047, authorizes the addition of 16 acres to the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Texas. This is a measure that the…

my remarks, in sharing these thoughts with my colleagues, I have entitled Indonesia's Human Rights Violations to the People of the West Papua, New Guinea. Mr. Speaker, many of our colleagues are familiar with Indonesia's dismal record of…

Is the gentleman aware that permanent resident aliens are subject to the U.S. draft?

So, by omission, permanent resident aliens cannot contribute in U.S. Federal elections?

I want to ask my friend does his proposed amendment exclude permanent resident aliens from participating and contributing to U.S. elections?

I know my colleagues probably are not aware I am the only representative that represents U.S. nationals in the great United States of America. By definition of the U.S. immigration law, a U.S. national is any person who is born in the…

A permanent resident alien is an alien who petitions the Immigration and Naturalization Service for his status, for which he is then issued a green card under the provisions of a quota number that is given to that person. By those…

Utah Governor Leavitt and Interior Secretary Babbitt signed a historic and unique agreement on May 8 of this year to provide for an exchange of lands between the State of Utah and the Federal government. H.R. 3830 legislatively ratifies…

This important and bipartisan bill has as its single goal the promotion of economic development on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, home to the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Indian tribes. Their reservation sits on the…

I support H.R. 2411, as was introduced by my colleague and a Member of the Committee on Resources, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Delahunt). This is a piece of legislation that is supported by the National Park Service as well as…

Mr. Speaker, House Joint Resolution 113 provides for congressional approval of the Secretary of the Interior's recent decision to recommend placement of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Area 1 of our Nation's capital. As we all…

I too am honored to speak on H.R. 3156 which authorizes the presentation a Congressional Gold Medal to the President of South Africa, President Nelson Mandela. Mr. Speaker, I recall once watching the movie Dances With Wolves, and Kevin…