THOMAS, ROBERT LINDSAY (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: loan restructuring (see H. Con. Res. 310), 6638 [8AP]

Cooks, Meliha and Gorkhan: relief (see H.R. 5534), 23473 [16SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5288), 18227 [30JY]

———interest subsidy incentives for lenders restructuring loans (see H.R. 4609), 14742 [19JN]

American Business Women's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 379), 5308 [18MR]

Armed Forces: cost of living adjustments for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H.R. 4671), 10704 [14MY]

Aviation: uniform rules of liability damages arising out of accidents (see H.R. 4142), 2015 [6FE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: exempt pay of Federal blue-collar employees (see H.R. 4295), 7690 [16AP]

Banks and banking: increase capital for loans to farmers (see H.R. 5132), 17693 [24JY]

Better Hearing and Speech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 7690 [16AP]

Budget: domestic economic summit conference to develop comprehensive plan for reducing deficits (see H.J. Res. 497), 2496 [20FE]

Canada: discontinue excise tax on tourism literature imported from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 241), 499 [23JA]

Children's Challenger Center for Space Science: establish (see H.J. Res. 607), 12625 [5JN]

Civil service: cost of living adjustments in annuities payable shall be made in 1987 (see H.R. 4060), 7367 [14AP]

Communications Act: encoding of satellite-transmitted programming (see H.R. 3989), 4703 [13MR]

Communist countries: require President to report all loans, guarantees, credits, and grants (see H.R. 1345), 3107 [27FE]

Community Development Block Grant Program: deferral of budget authority (see H.J. Res. 541), 4704 [13MR]

Congress: issue commemorative stamp for 100th (see H. Con. Res. 225), 1074 [30JA]

———striking of medals commemorating 100th (see H.R. 3663), 1074 [30JA]

Congressional Budget Act: minimize impact on State and local governments (see H.R. 5535), 30218 [10OC]

Cooperative Extension Service: funding (see H. Res. 413), 9147 [30AP]

Crime and criminals: interception of communications and other forms of surveillance (see H.R. 3378), 6930 [9AP]

Developing countries: set aside surplus vessels for health and humanitarian services (see H.R. 4046), 7127 [10AP]

Disaster Relief Act: establish cost sharing formulas for assistance (see H.R. 4934), 21131 [12AU]

Drugs: grants to States to increase enforcement relating to production, possession, and transfer (see H.R. 526), 16746 [16JY]

———mandatory penalties for importation or exportation of controlled substances (see H.R. 1946), 2132 [18FE]

Education Day U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 582), 7367 [14AP]

Elections: improve law relative to absentee registration and voting for uniformed services and persons who reside overseas (see H.R. 4393), 12364 [4JN]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 529), 2293 [19FE]

Export Administration Act: place restrictions on exporting crude oil from Cook Inlet, AK (see H.R. 3817), 4703 [13MR]

Farm Credit Act: amend relative to interest rates charged by institutions and financial operations (see H.R. 5635), 28178 [2OC]

———competitive interest rates for farmers, ranchers, and cooperative borrowers (see H.R. 5497), 22737 [10SE]

Farmers Home Administration: create secondary market for mortgages secured by farm real estate (see H.R. 4853), 14742 [19JN]

FDIC: establish procedure to facilitate restructuring or canceling agricultural loans (see H.R. 4241), 5308 [18MR]

Federal Aviation Act: authorize officials to search passengers and property in commercial air transportation (see H.R. 4625), 12364 [4JN]

Federal employees: duties of U.S. marshals (see H.R. 5258), 17692 [24JY]

Fishing industry: establish guidelines for damage awards for personal injury and require additional safety regulations (see H.R. 5013), 13268 [11JN]

Foreign Assistance Act: assistance to promote immunization and oral rehydration (see H.R. 3894), 8888 [29AP]

Foreign investments: require persons to register and provide reciprocity in international policy (see H.R. 2582), 2496 [20FE]

Grain: improve quality (see H.R. 4714), 14742 [19JN]

Great Britain: express gratitude for operations carried out against Libya (see H. Res. 424), 8213 [21AP]

Greek Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), 6639 [8AP]

Jewish Heritage Week: proclamation (see H.J. Res. 606), 8212 [21AP]

Job Training Partnership Act: encourage delivery of services to dislocated farmers (see H.R. 5062), 16967 [17JY]

Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 629), 10216 [8MY]

Let Freedom Ring Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 664), 15288 [24JN]

Libya: express gratitude to Great Britain for operations carried out against (see H. Res. 424), 8213 [21AP]

Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, FL: change name to Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 1438), 3388 [3MR]

Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), 2979 [26FE]

Marcos, Ferdinand E.: Dept. of Defense to recover expenses for transportation from the Philippines (see H.R. 4761), 20744 [11AU]

Medicare: hold States harmless against decrease in payment rates (see H.R. 4876), 11624 [21MY]

———modify limitations of payment for home health services (see H.R. 5214), 20744 [11AU]

———require timely payment of claims, and retain periodic-interim-payment method (see H.R. 5053), 17317 [22JY]

Mexico: provide health education and training for border States (see H.R. 4179), 29834 [8OC]

Monuments and memorials: erect to American Armored Force, Arlington, VA (see H.J. Res. 167), 5898 [21MR]

National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 700), 25457 [23SE]

National Agricultural Export Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 572), 12365 [4JN]

National Arts in the Schools Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), 3650 [5MR]

National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 693), 29387 [7OC]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), 7690 [16AP]

National Birds of Prey Conservation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 711), 28180 [2OC]

National Bowhunters Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 506), 2979 [26FE]

National Child Identification and Safety Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 438), 2678 [25FE]

National Child Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 562), 7893 [17AP]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 594), 9146 [30AP]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 11949 [22MY]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 11449 [20MY]

National Drug Abuse Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 701), 20743 [11AU]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 694), 19117 [5AU]

National Fire Fighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 6931 [9AP]

National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 580), 10215 [8MY]

National Garden Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266), 6931 [9AP]

National Guard: recognize 350 years of service (see H.J. Res. 574), 7893 [17AP]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 653), 22738 [10SE]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 586), 18012 [29JY]

National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 692), 18670 [1AU]

National Humanities Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 443), 1779 [5FE]

National Independent Retail Grocer Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 511), 18420 [31JY]

National Infection Control Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 623), 9465 [5MY]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), 12130 [3JN]

National Mathematics Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 5076 [17MR]

National Neighborhood Housing Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), 2594 [24FE]

National Nursing Home Residents Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 8763 [28AP]

National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 1357 [3FE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 524), 28179 [2OC]

National Pension Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 600), 7555 [15AP]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 8412 [22AP]

National Port Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 714), 29835 [8OC]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 451), 11949 [22MY]

National Reading Is Fun Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 502), 2294 [19FE]

National Safety in the Workplace Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), 499 [23JA]

National Science Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), 9146 [30AP]

National Social Studies Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 28179 [2OC]

National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 655), 26076 [24SE]

National Teacher Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 505), 3854 [6MR]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 642), 13770 [16JN]

National TRIO Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 278), 2294 [19FE]

National Wilderness Preserve system: designate certain lands in Georgia (see H.R. 5496), 22737 [10SE]

National Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 740), 28180 [2OC]

Naval Aviation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 569), 9146 [30AP]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), 3107 [27FE]

Older Americans Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), 3481 [4MR]

Patents: restore term of the grant in cases of products for the time of regulatory review period (see H.R. 3897), 3388 [3MR]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: label commodities with name of country of origin (see H.R. 4950), 16747 [16JY]

Perot Commission on Americans Missing in Southeast Asia: establish (see H. Con. Res. 129), 2979 [26FE]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), 3649 [5MR]

Polygraph examinations: set minimum standards for administration (see H.R. 3916), 499 [23JA]

Postal Service: computing amount of deductions allowed to rural mail carriers for use of automobiles (see H.R. 4715), 19461 [6AU]

Samantha Smith Memorial Exchange and Scholarship Program: establish to promote youth exchanges with Soviet Union (see H.R. 3830), 3288 [28FE]

Saudi Arabia: prohibiting proposed sales of missiles (see H.J. Res. 589), 8888 [29AP]

Sec. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve existing emergency livestock feed assistance programs (see H.R. 4455), 18011 [29JY]

———determine manner and frequency of inspection of meat products (see H.R. 4683), 8477 [23AP]

———exercise authority to accept bids from producers for diverting acreage in return for payments (see H. Con. Res. 360), 14742 [19JN]

———guarantee pools of mortgage loans for issuance of securities (see H.R. 4984), 14742 [19JN]

———mandate advance recourse loans to producers of commodities (see H.R. 4610), 10215 [8MY]

Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), 5308 [18MR]

Shays' Rebellion Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), 2594 [24FE]

Social Security: permit States to provide prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care to low-income women (see H.R. 4630), 9553 [6MY]

———safeguard integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 4067), 12624 [5JN]

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 5050), 14297 [18JN]

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act: authorize acquisition of easements (see H.R. 3557), 4703 [13MR]

Soviet Union: establish Samantha Smith Memorial Exchange and Scholarship Program to promote youth exchanges with Soviet Union (see H.R. 3830), 3288 [28FE]

———limit number of nationals serving mission to U.N. (see H.R. 3600), 23670 [17SE]

———opposing invasion and occupation of Afghanistan (see H.J. Res. 469), 1503 [4FE]

———sense of Congress concerning nuclear disaster at Chernobyl (see H. Con. Res. 333), 15773 [26JN]

State and local governments: relief from Federal mandates (see H.R. 5603), 30218 [10OC]

———set minimum polygraph examinations standards for administration (see H.R. 3916), 499 [23JA]

Taxation: allow homeowners to deduct prepaid interest on principal residence (see H.R. 4849), 17317 [22JY]

———deductibility of contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H. Res. 476), 16505 [15JY]

———deductions for contributions of agricultural property for victims of natural disasters (see H.R. 5301), 19745 [7AU]

———extend period for filing claim for credit or refund (see H.R. 4617), 9146 [30AP]

———reform legislation shall not take effect before January 1, 1987 (see H.R. 4141), 2015 [6FE]

———repeal windfall profit (see H.R. 5318), 18669 [1AU]

———requirement to substantiate deduction for business use of vehicle (see H.R. 4299), 11948 [22MY]

———treatment of certain air transportation (see H.R. 4884), 11947 [22MY]

Telephones: availability of universal service in rural areas (see H. Con. Res. 308), 10991 [15MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: import licensing system (see H.R. 5370), 19951 [8AU]

Trade: promote economic growth and expansion (see H.R. 4093), 1073 [30JA]

Trade adjustment assistance programs: extend (see H.R. 4109), 2132 [18FE]

Tuna: equalize duties on canned (see H.R. 3610), 2496 [20FE]

U.S. Olympic Committee: congratulate new president and secretary general (see H. Con. Res. 292), 5077 [17MR]

Veterans: guaranteed loan mortgage (see H.R. 4130), 2496 [20FE]

Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 628), 13074 [10JN]

Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), 1074 [30JA]

Year of New Sweden: designate (see H.J. Res. 560), 6057 [25MR]

Year of Thanksgiving: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), 704 [29JA]

Essays

Voice of Democracy: Debra L. Eby, 5869 [20MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers for drought relief (H.R. 5288), 19023 [5AU]

———Farm Credit System restructuring (H. Con. Res. 310), 10455 [13MY]

Banks and banking: Federal Credit System nonperforming loan, 33673 [17OC]

Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, New Orleans, LA: establish (H.R. 5262), 25393-25396 [23SE]

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: filing reports, 24772 [19SE]

Congressional employees: Eugene R. Britt, tribute, 33567 [17OC]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 25396 [23SE]

Employment: polygraph testing, 4537 [12MR]

Farm Credit System: agricultural loan restructuring (H. Con. Res. 310), 6627 [8AP]

Federal Credit System: numbers of nonperforming loans, 33673 [17OC]

Federal Firearms Law Reform Act: enact (H.R. 4332), 6888 [9AP]

Firearms: restrictions on sale (H.R. 4332), 6888 [9AP]

Firearms Owners' Protection Act: enact (H.R. 945), 6888 [9AP]

Georgia: tribute to Glenn E. Bryant, 8418 [22AP]

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.: IRS interpretation of Tax Reform Act provision, 11467 [20MY]

IRS: interpretation of Tax Reform Act provision relative to Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., 11467 [20MY]

Jesup, GA: Stetson F. Bennett, tribute, 19623 [6AU]

Polygraph Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1524), 4537 [12MR]

Savannah, GA: Georgia Hussars anniversary, 3999 [6MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4537 [12MR], 4685 [13MR], 6888 [9AP], 10455 [13MY], 19023 [5AU], 33156 [17OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Georgia Hussars anniversary, 4000 [6MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 310, restructuring of Farm Credit System, 6628 [8AP]

Tributes

Bedell, Representative, 19737 [7AU]

Bennett, Stetson F., 19623 [6AU]

Britt, Eugene R., 33567 [17OC]

Bryant, Glenn E., 8418 [22AP]

Dixon, Lester, 4685 [13MR]

Evans, Representative Cooper, 19737 [7AU]