SARPALIUS, BILL (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Agriculture (H. Res. 39), 243 [19JA]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select), 3674 [8MR]

Committee on Small Business (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3299, budget reconciliation, 25093 [18OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Disaster Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 2251), 8207 [4MY]

National Quarter Horse Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 13845 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: anniversary of State Cooperative Extension Service (see H.J. Res. 124), 2269 [21FE]

———flexibility in crop acreage bases (see H.R. 2294), 13962 [29JN]

Air pollution: clean air standards (see H.R. 3030), 16563 [27JY]

Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3677), 29604 [16NO]

Austin, TX: designate Homer Thornberry Judicial Building (see H.R. 2334), 8915 [11MY]

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), 11604 [13JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 268), 8915 [11MY]

———reform process (see H.R. 3464), 24234 [12OC]

Capra, Frank: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 5514 [5AP]

Chief Justice Earl Warren Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169), 6806 [17AP]

Children: promote programs that recruit elderly to provide child care services in community-based centers (see H. Con. Res. 30), 3568 [7MR]

Clay Center, NE: Virginia D. Smith Animal Health Research Laboratory (see H.R. 3048), 16817 [28JY]

Coast Guard Auxiliary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), 12810 [21JN]

Coins and coinage: modernize (see H.R. 505), 8208 [4MY]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 33), 2072 [9FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend relative to trading regulations (see H.R. 2869), 16203 [25JY]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), 20204 [12SE]

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), 2902 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: time restriction for certain employment by former Federal employees and officials (see H.R. 2462), 10443 [31MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: postsecondary education assistance for certain students in health professions (see H.R. 3199), 24235 [12OC]

Disaster Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 2232), 8206 [4MY]

Disaster Assistance Extension Act: enact (see H.R. 2467), 10159 [24MY]

Drug abuse: newsletter containing directories of State and local private programs of counseling, treatment and information (see H. Res. 206), 24131 [11OC]

Duck Day USA: designate (see H.J. Res. 376), 16428 [26JY]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 82), 5895 [10AP]

Elections: establish a series of seven Presidential primaries (see H.R. 1371), 18672 [3AU]

Employment: extend targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 2098), 12936 [22JN]

End to Hunger Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 341), 26345 [26OC]

EPA: municipal solid waste reduction programs (see H.R. 1804), 8209 [4MY]

Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 20403 [13SE]

Farm Safety Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 19), 3692 [8MR]

Fish and fisheries: cease drift-net fishing in the South Pacific (see H. Con. Res. 214), 25239 [19OC]

Fish and Wildlife Service: conveyance of certain interests in lands (see H.R. 187), 11301 [8JN]

Food Safety Assurance Act: enact (see H.R. 3292), 20774 [19SE]

Government bonds: taxation of State and local (see H. Con. Res. 39), 2555 [22FE]

Great Plains Conservation Program: extend date for entering into contracts (see H.R. 772), 5945 [11AP]

Hazardous substances: analyses of transportation incidents (see H.R. 584), 14076 [11JY]

———Sec. of Agriculture study of effects of reclassification of anhydrous ammonia (see H.R. 371), 3692 [8MR]

Health: limit the liability of individuals who transport human organs (see H.R. 2023), 6880 [18AP]

High School ROTC Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123), 4990 [20MR]

House of Representatives: amend rules relative to resolutions making continuing appropriations (see H. Res. 18), 19559 [6SE]

———inclusion in committee and conference reports of the identity, sponsor, and cost of each provision with 10 or fewer beneficiaries (see H. Res. 172), 11603 [13JN]

———official expenses allowance of Members available for printing (see H. Res. 206), 24131 [11OC]

———voluntary expenditure limits and partial public financing of campaigns (see H.R. 14), 5515 [5AP]

Housing: limit the amount of interest paid by a homebuyer upon the prepayment of certain mortgages (see H.R. 3234), 22875 [3OC]

Houston, TX: Mickey Leland Federal Building (see H.R. 3318), 21217 [21SE]

Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation: commemorate the volunteers (see H. Con. Res. 117), 13280 [23JN]

Hungary: political and economic reform (see H.R. 3402), 23300 [4OC]

Interstate commerce: destruction or injury of property (see H.R. 1515), 5945 [11AP]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 392), 22876 [3OC]

Lake Meredith: salinity control project (see H.R. 1143), 2899 [28FE]

Law enforcement officers: tribute (see H.J. Res. 158), 3693 [8MR]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 149), 13846 [28JN]

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 3252), 20204 [12SE]

Medicare: amend provisions relative to terminology used in notices of nonpayment to certain physicians (see H.R. 3272), 30117 [19NO]

———eliminate differential payments between urban and rural hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 125), 9407 [16MY]

———improve health services in rural areas (see H.R. 762), 1393 [2FE]

Members of Congress: use of franking privilege to disseminate copies of the Constitution (see H.R. 1149), 5086 [21MR]

Mexico: encourage private creditors to help reduce debt (see H. Con. Res. 86), 5515 [5AP]

Mineral Leasing Act: amend (see H.R. 2116), 22744 [2OC]

Motor vehicles: investment tax credit for using clean-burning substances (see H.R. 2269), 14475 [12JY]

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: commemorative coins (see H.R. 1028), 16203 [25JY]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 278), 20404 [13SE]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 117), 3858 [9MR]

National Alcohol and Drug Treatment Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 217), 10243 [25MY]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), 25917 [25OC]

National Ceramic Tile Industry Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), 7437 [25AP]

National Check-Up Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 12936 [22JN]

National Cities Fight Back Against Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 416), 31245 [21NO]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), 9650 [18MY]

National Day of Remembrance for Victims of the U.S.S. Iowa: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), 7755 [2MY]

National Day To Commemorate the Bastille Day Bicentennial: designate (see H.J. Res. 298), 12283 [19JN]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 7437 [25AP]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), 31246 [21NO]

National Fire Academy: recognize National Fallen Firefighters' Memorial as the official national memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), 5172 [22MR]

National 4-H Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), 20775 [19SE]

National Glaucoma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), 25499 [23OC]

National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 20442 [14SE]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 11605 [13JN]

National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 14992 [18JY]

National Learn To Fly Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), 10243 [25MY]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 277), 13279 [23JN]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), 18671 [3AU]

National Occupational Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 378), 20775 [19SE]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 4202 [15MR]

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (see H.R. 3380), 28018 [8NO]

National Red Ribbon Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 373), 20775 [19SE]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), 7437 [25AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 198), 22744 [2OC]

National Week of Outreach to the Rural Disabled: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 18189 [2AU]

Pensions: cost of living adjustments for Federal retirement program (see H.R. 1074), 13623 [27JN]

Petroleum: excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 41), 2073 [9FE]

———protect the used oil recycling system (see H.R. 1593), 5270 [23MR]

———suspend enforcement of certain regulations relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3321), 23414 [5OC]

Plastics: promote development of degradable products (see H.R. 683), 5274 [23MR]

Poland: political and economic reform (see H.R. 3402), 23300 [4OC]

Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 6332 [12AP]

Power resources: formulation of a national energy policy (see H. Con. Res. 34), 1151 [27JA]

———tax incentives for oil and natural gas exploration (see H.R. 658, 664), 1149 [27JA], 11603 [13JN]

Professional Constructors Day: designate (see H.R. 283), 14475 [12JY]

Public utilities: prepayment and refinancing of loans made to rural electrification and telephone systems (see H.R. 3164), 22292 [28SE]

Real property: application of passive loss limitation relative to tax deductions on rental properties (see H.R. 642), 12935 [22JN]

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Act: enact (see H.R. 1216), 8710 [9MY]

Rural areas: business assistance and emergency water project grants (see H.R. 3382), 22292 [28SE]

Social Security: coverage of social worker services in rural health clinics (see H.R. 1176), 5945 [11AP]

Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362), 14474 [12JY]

Statehood: 100th anniversary commemorative coins for certain (see H.R. 1553), 19332 [4AU]

Stewart, James M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 5514 [5AP]

Tariff: crude oil or refined petroleum products (see H.R. 659), 1149 [27JA]

Taxation: allow nonexempt farmer cooperatives to elect patronage-sourced treatment for certain gains and losses (see H.R. 2353), 10503 [1JN]

———credit for producing natural gas from tight formations (see H.R. 1476), 4488 [16MR]

———deduction for educational loans (see H.R. 747), 12180 [15JN]

———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2121), 13623 [27JN]

———extend the exemption from the termination of small issue bonds for certain rural properties (see H.R. 2804), 15437 [20JY]

———repeal nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 634), 2799 [27FE]

———treatment of rural cooperatives relative to book income preference (see H.R. 1193), 14992 [18JY]

Texas-Israel Exchange Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 119), 8915 [11MY]

U.S. flag: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 350), 14077 [11JY]

———prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 317), 12934 [22JN]

Veterans: receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and without deductions from either (see H.R. 303), 6883 [18AP]

Vocational Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1128), 6332 [12AP]

Washington Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 25411 [20OC]

Wood County, TX: rights and interest relative to a conservation easement affecting certain land (see H.R. 188), 11301 [8JN]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 30408 [20NO]

World War II: memorial and museum (see H.R. 537), 2618 [23FE]

———memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 14017 [10JY]

World War II Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 12181 [15JN]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary (see H.R. 3182; H.J. Res. 398), 27087 [3NO]

Zinnemann, Fred: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 5514 [5AP]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: anniversary of State Cooperative Extension Service (H.J. Res. 124), 4064 [14MR]

Amarillo, TX: tribute to Medical Center Complex, 14020 [10JY]

———tribute to Senior Citizens Association, 26353 [26OC]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 23372 [5OC]

Day care: tax credit, 23372 [5OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2916), 15385 [20JY]

Disaster Assistance Extension Act: enact (H.R. 2467), 13537 [27JN]

Drug abuse: narcotics traffic, 19688 [7SE]

———treatment and rehabilitation programs, 7486 [26AP]

Education: appropriations, 19116 [4AU]

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 2696), 13701 [28JN]

NOAA: appropriations (H.R. 2427), 19536 [6SE]

U.S. flag: Supreme Court ruling on desecration, 12845 [22JN]

Wichita Falls, TX: anniversary of tornado, 5882 [10AP]

———tribute to Notre Dame School, 7878 [2MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, 20402 [13SE]

Summaries

Texas Cooperative Extension Service, 4064-4066 [14MR]

Testimonies

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project (H.R. 1143), D515 [2AU]

———Water Treatment Plant for Water from Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Leadville, CO (H.R. 2896), D515 [2AU]

Committee on Rules: Dept. of Defense Military Construction Appropriations (H.R. 3012), D488 [27JY]

———Fair Labor Standards Act Amendments (H.R. 2710), D711 [31OC]

Tributes

Edwards, Atticus, 10208 [25MY]

Farabee, Ray, 3822 [8MR]

Farley, Cal, 20771 [19SE]

Forgan, David W., 14917 [17JY]

Hazlewood, Grady, 5800 [6AP]

Leland, Mickey, 20177 [12SE]

Masters, Wesley, 28361 [9NO]

Roan, Jess, 30703 [21NO]

Sarpalius, David, 10179 [24MY]

Taylor, Davon, 30218 [19NO]

Trimble, Ike, 17106 [31JY]