COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 2763), 18645 [1JY]

Appointments

Committee on Agriculture (H. Res. 45), 1760 [21JA]

Committee on Small Business (H. Res. 45), 1760 [21JA]

Committee on the District of Columbia (H. Res. 45), 1760 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Lubbock, TX: authorize establishment of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program (see H.R. 2663), 15583 [11JN]

National Advisory Commission on the Future of Rural America: establish (see H.R. 726), 1836 [22JA]

Petroleum: tax credit to producers of domestic crude (see H.R. 1029), 2990 [5FE]

Roads and highways: increase speed limit to 65 miles per hour (see H.R. 820), 2222 [29JA]

Taxation: Federal estate and gift taxes relative to Federal revenues (see H. Res. 276), 25481 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: Federal funding (see H.R. 1729), 9325 [22AP]

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: testing requirements (see H.R. 2273), 14918 [8JN]

AFDC: State workfare program (see H.R. 916), 2394 [2FE]

Agriculture: emergency compensation under feed grains programs (see H.R. 625), 11865 [8MY]

———establish price payments for 1988 crops (see H.R. 3383), 31635 [10NO]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment relative to item veto in bills (see H.J. Res. 8), 108 [6JA]

———enroll continuing appropriations legislation agreed to by both Chambers in same form as series of separate bills or resolutions (see H.R. 3199), 32684 [18NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: leasing of lands for oil and gas exploration (see H.R. 1082), 7728 [1AP]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: amend (see H.R. 33), 3461 [18FE]

Banks and banking: regulation of thrift institutions (see H.R. 1063), 6777 [25MR]

Big Bend National Park, TX: authorizing acceptance of land donation (see H.R. 2325), 24890 [22SE]

Budget: amend Constitution relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 9), 6211 [18MR]

———balanced (see H.J. Res. 321), 16568 [17JN]

Children: protect the rights of victims of child abuse (see H.R. 1437), 8388 [8AP]

Commemorative events: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 245), 2740 [4FE]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: accreditation as delegates to trade negotiations (see H.R. 727), 1836 [22JA]

Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 48), 4089 [25FE]

Communications: comparative renewal process relative to radio and television stations (see H.R. 1140), 6966 [26MR]

Crime and criminals: modify penalties for certain kidnappings of children (see H.R. 2624), 20780 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: making supplemental appropriations (see H.J. Res. 323), 17211 [24JN]

———redesignate as Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development (see H.R. 2026), 8665 [9AP]

Dept. of Education: demonstration programs to assist students in education and career planning (see H.R. 2027), 8665 [9AP]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for superconducting supercollider program (see H.R. 3228), 23078 [7AU]

———suspend activities under the Nuclear Waste Act (see H.R. 2888), 18681 [1JY]

District of Columbia: disapprove action on Prohibition of Discrimination in the Provision of Insurance Act (see H.J. Res. 16), 23649 [9SE]

Ducks Unlimited (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 106), 8668 [9AP]

Education: clarification of program or activity relative to Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1881), 7427 [31MR]

EEC: U.S. countermeasures for proposed tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils (see H. Con. Res. 51), 3517 [19FE]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1782), 35921 [16DE]

Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 22798 [6AU]

Families: protect decency (see H.R. 1438), 8388 [8AP]

Federal Salary Act: pay recommendations (see H.R. 999), 4551 [3MR]

Food: encourage consumption of meat and meat products (see H. Con. Res. 198), 16568 [17JN]

———labeling of products containing tropical fats (see H.R. 2148), 19055 [8JY]

Foreign countries: assistance of international financial institutions for production of commodities and minerals in surplus (see H.R. 306), 3225 [9FE]

Government contracts: amend rules (see H.R. 2328), 11720 [7MY]

Health: care in rural areas (see H.R. 2113), 9323 [22AP]

Home labor: amend Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 535), 1071 [8JA]

House of Representatives: amend rules relative to revenue and appropriations bills (see H. Res. 19), 8124 [7AP]

———committee reports on legislation requiring new employee benefits to include analysis of impact on employment and world competitiveness (see H. Res. 188), 16291 [16JN]

———restore role of continuing resolutions as short-term funding measures (see H. Res. 210), 19137 [9JY]

Housing: deduction of prepaid interest when refinancing mortgage (see H.R. 544), 3518 [19FE]

———Sec. of HUD permanent authority to insure mortgages on single-family and multifamily dwellings (see H.R. 1228), 19055 [8JY]

Impoundment Control Act: amend (see H.R. 33), 3461 [18FE]

Interstate commerce: destruction or injury of property en route (see H.R. 2489), 13432 [21MY]

Item veto: allow in appropriations legislation (see H.J. Res. 8), 108 [6JA]

Long-term resolutions: prohibit consideration of certain (see H. Res. 271), 30912 [4NO]

Medicare: retain payment methodology for physicians' services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 4920 [5MR]

———rural hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 108), 9324 [22AP]

Members of Congress: salaries (see H.R. 434, 759), 1075 [8JA], 4919 [5MR]

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: recognition (see H.R. 1259), 12827 [19MY]

Natural gas: increase depletion allowance (see H.R. 1642), 8670 [9AP]

Nicaragua: assistance to democratic resistance (see H.R. 3296), 24352 [17SE]

NLRB: statutory authority relative to employees and labor unions engaged in violence (see H.R. 2375), 14579 [3JN]

Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: charter (see H.R. 2248), 23649 [9SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: land acquisition and site characterization activities (see H.R. 2189), 10273 [28AP]

Nuclear Waste Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2888), 18681 [1JY]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: amend relative to set-aside targets for rural areas (see H.R. 2029), 8665 [9AP]

Omnibus Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 3470), 30240 [29OC]

Petroleum: ensure energy security for the Nation by expanding the domestic base (see H.R. 2662), 15583 [11JN]

———excess profit tax on domestic crude oil (see H.R. 44), 4161 [26FE]

———excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 225), 23650 [9SE]

———increase depletion allowance (see H.R. 1642), 8670 [9AP]

Political campaigns: reform (see H.R. 2895), 20360 [21JY]

Postal Service: restore limited circulation of second-class postage rates for certain publications (see H.R. 1413), 6777 [25MR]

Power resources: remove certain controls over domestic sources to encourage exploration (see H.R. 1614), 5723 [16MR]

———remove certain Government controls to encourage production (see H.R. 534), 2740 [4FE]

———U.S. energy security (see H.R. 1960), 8670 [9AP]

Prohibition of Discrimination in the Provision of Insurance Act: disapprove District of Columbia action (see H.J. Res. 16), 23649 [9SE]

Roads and highways: release of funds if interstate estimate is not approved (see H.R. 185), 1794 [21JA]

Rural areas: economic development (see H.R. 2028), 8665 [9AP]

———revitalization through economic diversification and provision of community facilities to meet basic needs (see H.R. 1800), 19055 [8JY]

Rural Electrification Act: prepayment of loans (see H.R. 2045), 8666 [9AP]

Rural enterprise zones: establish to stimulate employment (see H.R. 1973), 8122 [7AP]

Small Business Export Innovation Program: establish to make competitive awards to small businesses for developing export trade strategies (see H.R. 1937), 7780 [2AP]

Social Security: due process and equity under Peer Review Program (see H.R. 2116), 9323 [22AP]

———extended care through swing-beds in certain rural hospitals (see H.R. 2115), 9323 [22AP]

———improve child support enforcement program and require States to establish work programs for AFDC families (see H.R. 3200), 23077 [7AU]

———payment for inpatient services in rural hospitals (see H.R. 2114), 9323 [22AP]

———procedures for disability determinations (see H.R. 2117), 13827 [27MY]

State and local governments: reduce growing costs imposed by unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1087), 6632 [24MR]

Tax Reform Act: liability test for estimated tax payments (see H.R. 1117), 6632 [24MR]

Taxation: allow certain associations of football coaches to have qualified pension plan (see H.R. 1093), 18368 [30JN]

———credit for amounts contributed to health care savings accounts (see H.R. 955), 6777 [25MR]

———deduction of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 817), 2221 [29JA]

———deduction of prepaid interest when refinancing mortgage (see H.R. 544), 3518 [19FE]

———delay exception from certain technical personnel (see H.R. 792), 19055 [8JY]

———election of taxable year (see H.R. 2977), 24135 [16SE]

———increase level of Federal excise taxes (see H. Res. 168), 18369 [30JN]

———indexing certain assets (see H.R. 533), 2740 [4FE]

———installment obligations relative to sales of property by nondealers (see H.R. 567), 6777 [25MR]

———interest on educational loans (see H.R. 592), 6777 [25MR]

———rates (see H. Res. 65), 6522 [23MR]

Taxpayer rights: promote and protect (see H.R. 1313), 23934 [15SE]

Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (see H.R. 1154), 4551 [3MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: display U.S. flag at apex (see H.R. 1600), 28010 [15OC]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: credit assistance to farmers (H.R. 3030), 24588 [21SE], 26637 [6OC]

Appropriations: continuing (H.J. Res. 362), 24928 [23SE]

———supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9517, 9528 [23AP]

Berlin Wall: repeal shoot to kill order (H. Con. Res. 186), 31932 [16NO]

Congressional budget: setting forth for fiscal years 1988-90 (H. Con. Res. 93), 8339 [8AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: recovering costs associated with cotton classing services (H.R. 2971), 21159 [27JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 2763), 18644, 18645-18648 [1JY]

District of Columbia: response to approval of Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act (H.J. Res. 341), motion to discharge Committee on the District of Columbia, 27852 [14OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2700), 17159 [24JN]

Health: high risk occupational disease notification and prevention (H.R. 162), 27878 [14OC]

House of Representatives: legislative program, 20882 [23JY]

LSC: appropriations, 18644, 18645-18648 [1JY]

Lubbock, TX: authorize establishment of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program (H.R. 2663), 15496 [11JN], 21158 [27JY]

National Labor Relations Act: collective bargaining in building and construction industry (H.R. 281), 16207 [16JN]

Nicaragua: diversion of funds, 20858 [23JY]

North Cascades National Park: dedication to Henry M. Jackson (S. 958), 21156 [27JY]

Odessa, TX, Boy Scout Troop 98: tribute, 17050 [23JN]

Personal explanation, 12638 [18MY]

Power resources: decline of domestic industry, 5224 [10MR]

Roads and highways: authorizing funds (H.R. 2), enrollment corrections (H. Con. Res. 77), 6185 [18MR]

———increase speed limits on rural portion of interstate and four-lane highways (H.R. 820), 2502 [3FE]

———repeal 55-mile-per-hour speed limit, 6185 [18MR]

Superconducting supercollider: financial incentives offered by States for site criteria, 18700 [1JY]

Taxation: Federal estate and gift taxes relative to Federal revenues (H. Res. 276), 25690 [30SE]

Texas Tech University: Plant Stress and Water Conservation Laboratory, 15627 [11JN]

U.S. Livestock Insects Laboratory, Kerrville, TX: designate as Knipling-Bushland Research Laboratory (H.R. 3712), 35544 [14DE]

Votes: position on missed, 12638 [18MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 5224 [10MR], 6207 [18MR], 8339 [8AP], 9517 [23AP], 15496, 15582 [11JN], 16207 [16JN], 17050 [23JN], 25690 [30SE], 27928 [14OC]

Leave of absence: granted, 11258 [5MY], 11360 [6MY], 11944 [11MY], 12133 [12MY]

Special order: granted, 4547 [3MR], 11258 [5MY]

Statements

Emergency Powers Act: Thomas Downs, 27853 [14OC]

Home Rule Act: Representatives Dymally, Dellums, and Delegate Fauntroy, 27853 [14OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: Plant Stress and Water Conservation Research Laboratory and Program in Lubbock, TX (H.R. 2663), D453 [23JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Amendment to the Constitution for a Balanced Budget for the Government and for Greater Accountability in the Enactment of Tax Legislation (H.J. Res. 321), D819 [17NO]

Texts of

H.R. 2971, recovering costs associated with cotton classing services, 21159 [27JY]