SKEEN, JOE (a Representative from New Mexico)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2907), 19848 [15JY]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.J. Res. 395, continuing appropriations, 35453 [14DE]

———H.R. 2907, making appropriations for the Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, 27961 [15OC]

Naval Academy Board of Visitors, 3508 [19FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Eddy County, NM: withdraw certain public lands (see H.R. 2504), 13432 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: accidents (see H.R. 2238), 23081 [7AU]

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

American Indian Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 372), 26990 [8OC]

American Physiologists Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), 14261 [2JN]

Animals: study effectiveness of regulations protecting dogs raised for sale to pet stores from inhumane treatment (see H.J. Res. 287), 31635 [10NO]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment relative to item veto in bills (see H.J. Res. 8), 4551 [3MR]

———enroll continuing appropriations legislation agreed to by both Chambers in same form as series of separate bills or resolutions (see H.R. 3199), 23077 [7AU]

———require 60% majority vote of both Houses of Congress for passage of any bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 3201), 23077 [7AU]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: leasing of lands for oil and gas exploration (see H.R. 1082), 3300 [11FE]

Armed Forces: compensation for disabled veterans concurrent with retirement (see H.R. 303), 10586 [29AP]

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 23081 [7AU]

Biological warfare: nonproliferation (see H.R. 2880), 18681 [1JY]

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

———constitutional amendment on Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 9), 4780 [4MR]

Capulin Mountain National Monument, NM: additional lands (see H.R. 401), 11946 [11MY]

Chemical warfare: nonproliferation (see H.R. 2880), 18681 [1JY]

Chief Financial Officer of the U.S.: establish office (see H.R. 3142), 33776 [2DE]

Children: quality physical education programs in schools (see H. Con. Res. 97), 23650 [9SE]

Classified information: penalties for disclosure (see H.R. 3066), 33063 [20NO]

Coast Guard User Fee and Free Ride Termination Act: enact (see H.R. 1765), 16290 [16JN]

Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 48), 865 [7JA]

Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan (see H. Res. 44), 1075 [8JA]

Committees of the House: prohibit select committees from being reestablished more than 3 times (see H. Res. 169), 16082 [15JN]

Congressional Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 384), 31425 [9NO]

Consumers: prevent abuse by credit repair organizations (see H.R. 458), 28518 [20OC]

Credit: prevent consumer abuse by repair organizations (see H.R. 458), 28518 [20OC]

Cuba: human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 67), 4918 [5MR]

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

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

Diabetes: medicare coverage of therapeutic footwear (see H.R. 1325), 16775 [18JN]

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

———periods of silence in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 40), 3225 [9FE]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1782), 23876 [14SE]

Elections: restriction on use of Presidential campaign funds (see H.R. 2155), 12728 [18MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on basis of cancer history (see H.R. 1546), 17211 [24JN]

EPA: implementation of programs established to comply with Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 3489), 31964 [16NO]

Espionage: penalties (see H.R. 1337), 6777 [25MR]

Ethanol: increase use as motor fuel (see H.R. 2052), 30240 [29OC]

Executive departments: accounting method for financial statements (see H.R. 118), 9082 [21AP]

Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 201), 9648 [23AP]

Federal Accounting Practices Review Committee: establish (see H.R. 2287), 11264 [5MY]

Federal Fiscal Procedures Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 2733), 19564 [13JY]

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

Financial Independence Week: designate (see H. Res. 185), 19901 [15JY]

Foreign relations: affirm vital importance to U.S. and our allies and friends of actions necessary to preserve peace and security in Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 204), 32964 [19NO]

Foreign trade: assistance of international financial institutions for production of commodities and minerals in surplus (see H.R. 306), 1918 [26JA]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180), 14187 [1JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), 23712 [10SE]

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

History: commemoration of Northwest Ordinance (see H.J. Res. 181), 14059 [28MY]

House of Representatives: former Presidents shall be nonvoting members-at-large (see H.R. 3813), 36481 [18DE]

Housing: deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 544), 23080 [7AU]

Immigration: permit entry of Vietnamese Amerasians (see H.R. 3171), 26063 [1OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify requirement for naturalization of an understanding of the English language (see H.R. 2343), 11864 [8MY]

Indians: facilitate and implement settlement of Colorado Ute Indian reserved water rights claims in southwest Colorado (see H.R. 2642), 15367 [10JN]

International Special Olympics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 19056 [8JY]

Iran: deny most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3338), 26063 [1OC]

Marshall plan: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207), 9083 [21AP]

Medicare: retain payment methodology for physicians' services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 4551 [3MR]

Members of Congress: income (see H.R. 617), 2520 [3FE]

Narcotics: illegal use among college students (see H. Res. 272), 34075 [3DE]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), 11946 [11MY]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 52), 14953 [9JN]

National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336), 26814 [7OC]

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1259), 8670 [9AP]

National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (see H.R. 758), 4161 [26FE]

National Dairy Goat Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 17), 11865 [8MY]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228), 25209 [25SE]

National Hispanic Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3182), 34784 [10DE]

National Home Remodeling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 163), 11947 [11MY]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 299), 22127 [3AU]

National observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 245), 859 [7JA]

National Podiatric Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 114), 13130 [20MY]

National Prom Graduation Kickoff Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 4920 [5MR]

National Quality First Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 365), 26401 [5OC]

National School Psychologist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 339), 23934 [15SE]

National Tourist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 17103 [23JN]

National Trails System Act: amend (see H.R. 240), 4089 [25FE]

New Mexico's Diamond Jubilee Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 109), 2005 [27JA]

Noncommissioned Officers Association: charter (see H.R. 2248), 24890 [22SE]

Ohio State University: observe 300th commencement exercise (see H.J. Res. 280), 12828 [19MY]

Petroleum: ensure energy security for the Nation by expanding the domestic base (see H.R. 2662), 21470 [29JY]

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

PLO: prohibition on establishment of office in U.S. (see H.R. 2587), 24677 [21SE]

Postal Service: designate as nonmailable matter solicitations of certain products and services (see H.R. 1550), 14260 [2JN]

Power resources: encourage exploration for domestic sources (see H.R. 1614), 17211 [24JN]

Public lands: fees for grazing livestock (see H.R. 1899), 7727 [1AP]

Public utilities: tax treatment of contributions in aid of construction (see H.R. 3250), 29307 [27OC]

Roads and highways: States authority over maximum speed limits (see H.R. 263), 2520 [3FE]

Romania: most-favored-nation treatment (see H.R. 1250), 8388 [8AP]

Snow White Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 5098 [9MR]

Social Security: adopted child treated the same as natural child for eligibility benefits (see H.R. 190), 22313 [4AU]

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

———proportional benefits for month of death (see H.R. 551), 2395 [2FE]

Soviet Union: relative to forced labor policies (see H. Con. Res. 83), 16569 [17JN]

———U.S. citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives (see H. Con. Res. 68), 18683 [1JY]

Speed limits: State authority over rural portions of Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 665), 1792 [21JA]

Taxation: allow certain associations of football coaches to have qualified pension plan (see H.R. 1093), 24135 [16SE]

———allow for deduction of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 817), 24353 [17SE]

———deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 544), 23080 [7AU]

———election of taxable year (see H.R. 2977), 23081 [7AU]

———Federal estate and gift taxes relative to Federal revenues (see H. Res. 276), 26708 [6OC]

———installment obligations relative to sales of property by nondealers (see H.R. 567), 11946 [11MY]

———interest on educational loans (see H.R. 592, 603), 9647 [23AP], 11946 [11MY]

———permit rural telephone cooperatives to have qualified cash or deferred arrangements (see H.R. 3045), 28518 [20OC]

———treatment of rural electric or telephone cooperatives (see H.R. 3044), 28518 [20OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (see H.R. 1154), 7429 [31MR]

Veterans: eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2327), 14059 [28MY]

———establish benefits for victims of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1811), 15584 [11JN]

Video Privacy Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3523), 31425 [9NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: display U.S. flag at apex (see H.R. 1600), 31963 [16NO]

Letters

Arrest of George Hansen: by, 13530 [21MY]

Remarks by, on

Dept. of Agriculture: making supplemental appropriations (H.J. Res. 323), 17906 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2907), 19655 [14JY], 19848, 19849, 19854, 19857 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2907), consideration (H. Res. 223), 19650 [14JY]

Eddy County, NM: withdraw certain public lands (H.R. 2504), 13682 [21MY]

Education: require knowledge of our Nation's founding documents for secondary school graduation (S. Con. Res. 92), 36752 [21DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 13431 [21MY], 17696 [26JN], 19676 [14JY]

Testimonies

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Public Rangelands Grazing Fees (H.R. 1481, 1899, 2621), D639 [22SE]

———WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (H.R. 2504), D858 [8DE]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Impact and Implementation of 55-mile-per-hour Speed Limit, D168 [18MR]

Committee on Rules: Appropriations for the Dept. of the Treasury, the Postal Service, and Executive Office of the President (H.R. 2907), D508 [13JY]

———Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act (H.R. 2), D9 [8JA]