ROBERTS, PAT (a Representative from Kansas)

Amendments offered by, to

Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 24868 [24SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2100, Food Security Act, 34511 [5DE]

———H.R. 3128, changes in spending and revenue provisions in budget, 34512 [5DE]

Electoral vote tellers, 587 [7JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Farmland Conservation Acreage Reserve Act: enact (see H.R. 1777), 6470 [27MR]

Wheat Marketing Loan Act: enact (see H.R. 2128), 8472 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: Federal support for airline service to small communities shall not be eliminated (see H. Con. Res. 71), 6368 [26MR]

Agriculture: assist export of commodities and improve farm income (see H.R. 1517), 5046 [7MR]

———capital assistance to lenders (see H.R. 2925, 2926), 17912 [27JN]

———emergency credit relief to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1539), 5581 [19MR]

———establish export reserve and define its functions (see H.R. 2359), 10520 [6MY]

———establish farm and crop acreage base and program yield system (see H.R. 1912), 7237 [2AP]

———establish program applicable to production of 1986 through 1991 crops of wheat (see H.R. 1065), 2290 [7FE]

———expand markets through increased targeting of CCC export funds (see H.R. 201), 10695 [7MY]

———improve procedures for selection of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service committees (see H.R. 542), 3951 [27FE]

———market expansion and income protection for farmers (see H.R. 1965), 7495 [3AP]

———shipment of imported products on U.S. vessels (see H.R. 1939), 7494 [3AP]

———study use of unleaded fuel in machinery (see H.R. 2795), 16122 [18JN]

Amtrak: continuation of Federal assistance (see H. Con. Res. 68), 9105 [23AP]

Armed Forces: elect to retire for physical disability or length of service (see H.R. 1365), 31516 [12NO]

Beekeeper Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 2382), 10693 [7MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 27), 5988 [21MR]

———freeze for fiscal 1986 (see H. Con. Res. 32), 693 [21JA]

———require graduated reduction of deficit and balance (see H.R. 3520), 27018 [9OC]

———require President to set forth annual FRS budget separately (see H.R. 1659), 23150 [10SE]

Camp Fire, Inc.: recognizing 75 years of service (see H.J. Res. 298), 30199 [1NO]

Canada: exports of beef and veal (see H. Con. Res. 55), 2291 [7FE]

CCC Act: amend relative to exports of agriculture commodities (see H.R. 1760), 10521 [6MY]

CCC Charter Act: amend relative to export of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1465, 1466, 1612), 5044 [7MR], 5726 [20MR]

Central interstate low-level radioactive waste compact: consent of Congress (see H.R. 1046), 2289 [7FE]

Coins and coinage: provide for minting of gold (see H.R. 1123), 2432 [19FE]

Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 7), 35288 [9DE]

Communications Act: clarify policies to view satellite-transmitted television programming (see H.R. 1840), 30199 [1NO]

Constitution: voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 279), 36766 [16DE]

Death penalty: imposition of sentence for espionage and treason (see H.R. 704), 16582 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen human nutrition research (see H.R. 2137), 10696 [7MY]

Doubek, Robert W.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 31516 [12NO]

Education: increase research and encourage contribution of scientific equipment to institutions (see H.R. 1188), 11292 [9MY]

Employment: amend Davis-Bacon Act to provide new job opportunities (see H.R. 472), 457 [7JA]

Employment and Training Program of the Food Stamp Program: enact (see H.R. 2745), 20681 [25JY]

EPA: prohibit regulations relative to lead additives in gasoline (see H.R. 2325), 30199 [1NO]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: attorneys collecting debts subject to provisions (see H.R. 237), 15500 [12JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: employer to pay youth employment opportunity wage to persons under 20 years of age (see H.R. 1811), 11762 [14MY]

———exempt State and local public agencies from overtime requirements (see H.R. 3237), 23444 [11SE]

———require wages based on individual productivity be paid to handicapped (see H.R. 2676), 17233 [25JN]

Fallen Firefighter Statue and Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO: designate as National Fallen Firefighters Memorial (see H.R. 3436), 33842 [3DE]

Family Reunion Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), 11762 [14MY]

Farm Credit Act: guarantees for certain obligations (see H.R. 3231), 22897 [4SE]

Farm Emergency Credit Act: enact (see H.R. 1814), 6608 [28MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: increase role of political parties in financing campaigns (see H.R. 3863), 34788 [5DE]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend (see H.R. 2482), 11760 [14MY]

———extend (see H.R. 2355), 10520 [6MY]

Federal regions: congressional oversight (see H.R. 537), 5728 [20MR]

Federal Salary Act: congressional pay adjustments for members (see H.R. 3201), 22683 [1AU]

Firearms: protect rights of owners (see H.R. 945), 1874 [6FE]

———right of ownership (see H. Con. Res. 13), 2942 [21FE]

Foreign trade: extend certain nondiscriminatory treatment to products currently ineligible from nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 2423), 25050 [26SE]

Handicapped Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 285), 11292 [9MY]

Highway funds: provide for administrative release (see H.R. 1059), 21937 [31JY]

Hunger: private sector involvement in worldwide to alleviate (see H. Con. Res. 57), 6368 [26MR]

International monetary system: U.S. representatives should oppose assistance for production of competitive agricultural products (see H.R. 3643), 29684 [30OC]

International Terrorism Control Treaty: enact (see H. Res. 208), 17913 [27JN]

Joint Operating Commission for Food Irradiation: establish (see H.R. 696), 901 [24JA]

Korean War: erection of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2588), 18138 [9JY]

Labor: application of extortion prohibition (see H.R. 1719), 7613 [4AP]

Lessons of Grenada Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 24289 [19SE]

Medicare: increase in payment for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 3767), 32642 [20NO]

———prohibit Sec. of HHS from changing reimbursement levels or methodologies for home health service programs (see H.R. 3202), 22683 [1AU]

———relative to vision care (see H.R. 2342), 16582 [20JN]

Members of Congress: pay adjustments under Federal Salary Act (see H.R. 3201), 22683 [1AU]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 17520 [26JN]

MIA's: secure full accounting (see H.J. Res. 105), 1314 [30JA]

———sense of Congress (see H. Con. Res. 37), 1878 [6FE]

———support President's leadership (see H. Con. Res. 40), 2293 [7FE]

Milk diversion program: extension (see H.R. 111), 1315 [30JA]

Monopolies: prohibit rail carriers from denying access to shippers of certain commodities (see H.R. 1140), 27018 [9OC]

Mule Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 76), 2942 [21FE]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 2291 [7FE]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 2434 [19FE]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 170), 10024 [1MY]

National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), 26482 [7OC]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 2681 [20FE]

National Child Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 33), 5585 [19MR]

National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 827 [22JA]

National commission on the farm credit system: establish (see H. Con. Res. 190), 23548 [12SE]

National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality: establish (see H.R. 3344), 27643 [16OC]

National Community College Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 9745 [29AP]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 100), 9297 [24AP]

National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 183), 24581 [20SE]

National Dental Hygiene Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), 23009 [9SE]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 314), 28702 [23OC]

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 9829 [30AP]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 4402 [5MR]

National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 21938 [31JY]

National Employ-the-Older-Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 4402 [5MR]

National Eye Health Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 207), 20264 [24JY]

National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), 34885 [6DE]

National Foster Grandparents Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 27163 [10OC]

National Head Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 200), 20264 [24JY]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 319), 32464 [19NO]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 21632 [30JY]

National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 22686 [1AU]

National Mark Twain Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259), 26110 [3OC]

National observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 479), 1878 [6FE]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 450), 31515 [12NO]

National Organ Donation Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 123), 5048 [7MR]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), 16414 [19JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), 8058 [16AP]

National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 29251 [28OC]

National School Library Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 25051 [26SE]

National School-Age Child Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 19702 [18JY]

National security policy: reflect strategy of peace through strength (see H. Con. Res. 150), 12276 [16MY]

National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 85), 2293 [7FE]

National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), 14060 [4JN]

National Union for the Total Independence of Angola: authorize the furnishing of military assistance (see H.R. 3609), 32642 [20NO]

NIH: full funding for new and competing research grants (see H.J. Res. 136), 5048 [7MR]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 5583 [19MR]

Perot Commission on Americans Missing in Southeast Asia: establish (see H. Con. Res. 129), 23444 [11SE]

Postal Service: congressional review of proposed changes (see H.R. 2302), 14059 [4JN]

———provide reduced rates for nonprofit senior citizens' organizations (see H.J. Res. 397), 29251 [28OC]

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: repeal incremental pricing requirements of the Natural Gas Policy Act (see H.R. 2185), 22979 [5SE]

Public lands: formula for determining fees for grazing of livestock (see H.R. 2790), 16122 [18JN]

Railroads: permit States to exercise jurisdiction over intrastate abandonments (see H.R. 1794), 9297 [24AP]

Religion: greater balance among military chaplains in Armed Forces (see H.R. 1875), 36211 [12DE]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 1436), 37487 [17DE]

Rural Electrification Program: anniversary (see H. Res. 144), 15593 [13JN]

Rural mail carriers: computing deductions for use of their automobiles (see H.R. 1884), 14655 [6JN]

Save for the U.S.A. Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 35288 [9DE]

Scruggs, Jan C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 31516 [12NO]

Sec. of Agriculture: make production loans (see H.R. 1034), 2289 [7FE]

———utilize means to reduce costs to Government of commodity programs (see H.R. 2821), 16581 [20JN]

Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 8763 [22AP]

Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 469), 457 [7JA]

Sesquicentennial Year of the National Library of Medicine: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), 34789 [5DE]

Social Security: establishment of standards for long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 2293), 22979 [5SE]

———extend income and eligibility verification system (see H.R. 2626), 15880 [17JN]

Soil Conservation Service: commending (see H. Res. 188), 19702 [18JY]

Square dance: designate as the national folk dance (see H.J. Res. 316), 24289 [19SE]

Tariff Act: amend (see H.R. 3328), 24177 [18SE]

Tax Reform Act: repeal changes to treatment of debt instruments issued for property (see H.R. 242), 828 [22JA]

Taxation: allow a defined contribution plan of a rural electric cooperative (see H.R. 1615), 11762 [14MY]

———credit against contributions of certain agricultural products to exempt organizations (see H.R. 3059), 20137 [23JY]

———deduction to self-employed for contributions to accident or health plans for medical care (see H.R. 3420), 27163 [10OC]

———exemption from minimum for capital gains on sales of farm property (see H.R. 2277), 14059 [4JN]

———half of health insurance premiums by self-employed considered as business expense (see H.R. 11), 3950 [27FE]

———repeal certain substantiation and compliance provisions (see H.R. 531), 693 [21JA]

———repeal limitation on private activity bonds (see H.R. 845), 1313 [30JA]

———repeal maintenance of contemporaneous records (see H.R. 600), 826 [22JA]

———sense of House to employer-paid and life support benefits (see H. Res. 268), 24581 [20SE]

———10% rate for individual income, and simplify (see H.R. 2594), 13435 [23MY]

———transportation be excluded from gross income as no-additional-cost fringe benefit (see H.R. 1730), 7240 [2AP]

———treat use of law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency medical vehicles as nontaxable fringe benefit (see H.R. 773), 5048 [7MR]

Trade Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 3522), 26690 [8OC]

VA: exempt payments for service-connected disabilities from taxation (see H. Con. Res. 69), 11148 [8MY]

———improve benefits for former POW's (see H.R. 864), 29898 [31OC]

Very Special Arts U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 10262 [2MY]

Veterans: monthly pension for World War I (see H.R. 1918), 7613 [4AP]

Voting Rights Act: terminate effects that require bilingual ballots and election materials (see H.R. 767), 15500 [12JN]

Walt Disney Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 32631 [20NO]

Westway landfill, New York, NY: Sec. of Transportation not to expand or obligate funds (see H.R. 1888), 17233 [25JN]

Wheeler, John P., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 31516 [12NO]

White House Conference on Library and Information Services: request President to call (see H.J. Res. 244), 23913 [17SE]

Year of the Flag: designate (see H.J. Res. 424), 30384 [4NO]

Year of the Teacher: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 3379 [25FE]

Young Astronaut Program: striking of medals to commemorate (see H.R. 2578), 36765 [16DE]

Youth Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 10521 [6MY]

Elected to

Committee on Agriculture, 1273 [30JA]

Committee on House Administration, 1274 [30JA]

Essays

Voice of Democracy: Mark G. Schmeller, 10906 [7MY]

Letters

Programs and services to dislocated agricultural workers: by, and 15 House Members, 11182 [8MY]

Obituaries

Buehler, Robert S., 18709 [11JY]

Remarks by, on

African Famine Relief and Recovery Act: enact (H.R. 1096), veto, 5039, 5041 [7MR]

———providing for agreeing to Senate famine relief/farm credit substitute (H. Res. 92), 4354 [5MR]

Agriculture: cropland conservation, 6546 [28MR]

———exempt exports from cargo preference regulations, 25977, 25997 [3OC]

———Farm Aid concert, 23880 [17SE]

———farm crisis, 2373, 2374 [19FE]

———farm debt crisis, 4354 [5MR], 5039, 5041 [7MR], 24560 [20SE]

———Farmaid concert, 23880 [17SE]

———grain classification, 26449 [7OC]

———producer referenda on national policy, 25733, 25735 [2OC], 25892, 25893, 25948 [3OC]

———Republican Party policy, 7600-7602 [4AP]

———safety and sanitation standards, 26554, 26555 [8OC]

———wheat program announcement timetable, 25444 [1OC]

Aquaculture: national development plan, 21003 [29JY]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 18710 [11JY]

Daylight Saving Time Extension Act: enact (H.R. 2095), 28244 [22OC]

Developing countries: agricultural sector development, 25973 [3OC]

Emergency Farm Credit Act: enact (H.R. 1035), 3864, 3881 [27FE]

Farm Aid Concert, Champaign, IL: commend organizers and participants (H. Con. Res. 185), 23880 [17SE]

Farmaid Concert, Champaign, IL: commend organizers and participants (H. Con. Res. 185), 23880 [17SE]

Farmland Conservation Acreage Reserve Act: enact (H.R. 1777), 6546 [28MR]

Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 24525, 24537, 24560 [20SE], 25426, 25427, 25438, 25441, 25442, 25444 [1OC], 25733, 25735 [2OC], 25892, 25893, 25948, 25967, 25973, 25977, 25997 [3OC], 26449 [7OC], 26554, 26555 [8OC]

———enact (H.R. 2100), conference report, 37779 [18DE]

Foreign trade: textile industry, 27102 [10OC]

Hospitals: medicare reimbursement in rural areas, 5013 [7MR], 6578 [28MR]

Indiana: recount procedure in 8th Congressional District, 10009 [1MY]

McIntyre, Richard D.: seat as Member of House, 10009 [1MY]

National Aquaculture Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 1544), 21003 [29JY]

REA: anniversary, 13309 [22MY]

Republican Party: policy toward agriculture, 7600-7602 [4AP]

Rural areas: reimbursement to hospitals for services provided to medicare recipients, 5013 [7MR], 6578 [28MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to rural hospitals, 5013 [7MR], 6578 [28MR]

Soil Conservation Service: anniversary, 9721 [29AP]

Stallings, Representative: dismiss election contest in 2d Congressional District of Idaho (H. Res. 272), 25666 [2OC]

Texas: transfer of crop allotment among counties, 25967 [3OC]

Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 1562), 27102 [10OC]

V-E Day: anniversary (H. Res. 161), 11065 [8MY]

Wheat: price supports, 25426, 25427, 25438, 25441, 25442 [1OC]

World War II: termination of hostilities in Europe, 11065 [8MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 3864 [27FE], 6546 [28MR], 9721 [29AP], 10009 [1MY], 23880 [17SE], 24525 [20SE], 25444 [1OC], 25666 [2OC], 25892, 25967 [3OC], 26449 [7OC], 27102 [10OC], 28244 [22OC], 37779 [18DE]

Special order: granted, 18727 [11JY]

Statements

Rural Health Care Problems: (excerpt), 5013 [7MR]

Tributes

Buehler, Robert S., 18709 [11JY]

Winebrenner, Tommy L., 36057 [11DE]