COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (Select), 339 [24JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2748, authorizing intelligence services appropriations, 28473 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Disaster Assistance Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 3216), 19557 [6SE]

Government bonds: taxation of State and local (see H. Con. Res. 39), 1205 [31JA]

Great Plains Conservation Program: extend date for entering into contracts (see H.R. 772), 1394 [2FE]

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

LSC: replace with a Legal Services Administration (see H.R. 2884), 14693 [13JY]

Roads and highways: provide for a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour on highways with four lanes or more outside urban areas (see H.R. 773), 1394 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: deny tax-exempt status to certain organizations (see H.R. 624), 13623 [27JN]

Advertising: mailing of sexually oriented material (see H.R. 1210), 3099 [1MR]

Agriculture: estate tax increases impact on family-owned farms (see H. Res. 139), 19783 [7SE]

———impact of nitrogen on groundwater and surface water (see H.R. 2258), 12181 [15JN]

Airports: revolving loan fund for development of wayports to relieve air traffic (see H.R. 1638), 7437 [25AP]

Antitrust policy: encourage small businesses to jointly manufacture and distribute products (see H.R. 423), 3244 [2MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 110), 1205 [31JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: land lease (see H.R. 49), 2071 [9FE]

Armed Forces: prohibit user fees for outpatient at military facilities (see H.R. 1296), 6806 [17AP]

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

Banks and banking: extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 5945 [11AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 34, 268), 269 [19JA], 8915 [11MY]

———expeditious consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals rescinding budget authority (see H.R. 962), 2618 [23FE]

———use of current spending levels in preparation for each new fiscal year (see H.R. 1613), 7437 [25AP]

Children: protect rights of victims of child abuse (see H.R. 579), 325 [20JA]

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

Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 8), 7545 [26AP]

Committee on Ways and Means: report single-taxpayer relief bills with identity, sponsor, and revenue cost (see H. Res. 121), 5515 [5AP]

Congress: procedure for expedited consideration of legislation submitted by the President (see H. Con. Res. 45), 1747 [7FE]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: health care loan rates (see H.R. 2411), 9649 [18MY]

Contracts: Federal construction and small business participation in Federal contracting (see H.R. 2259), 8207 [4MY]

Crime and criminals: racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (see H.R. 1046), 7544 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: transfer certain programs to Rural Development Administration (see H.R. 2408), 9649 [18MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of Drug War Bonds (see H.R. 2972), 19963 [11SE]

Drought: emergency water assistance grants (see H.R. 2409), 9649 [18MY]

Drug abuse: enhance efforts in fighting the war against (see H.R. 90), 21589 [26SE]

———monetary awards for information leading to arrest of traffickers (see H.R. 3346), 28846 [14NO]

———treatment of drug paraphernalia (see H.R. 3220), 21500 [25SE]

EEC: opposing ban on imports of U.S. meat products (see H. Con. Res. 26), 1206 [31JA]

Enterprise Zone Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 6), 7649 [1MY]

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

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

Foreign relations: assessments of U.S. economic assistance to foreign countries (see H.R. 1437), 24130 [11OC]

Handicapped: tax credits for small businesses for costs of public accommodations for the disabled (see H.R. 3500), 25917 [25OC]

Hazardous substances: Sec. of Agriculture study of effects of reclassification of anhydrous ammonia (see H.R. 371), 348 [24JA]

———transportation in crude oil pipelines (see H.R. 2417), 10790 [5JN]

Holidays: commission to advise President on proposals for national observances (see H.R. 746), 1204 [31JA]

House of Representatives: amend rules relative to access to classified information by members or employees of the Committee on Intelligence (Select) (see H. Res. 269), 26590 [31OC]

———amend rules on resolutions making continuing appropriations (see H. Res. 18), 32449 [2MR]

———amend rules to make legislative process more responsible, representative and deliberative (see H. Res. 61), 1397 [2FE]

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

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 401), 208 [4JA]

Intelligence Officer's Technical Tax Correction Act: enact (see H.R. 1291), 11301 [8JN]

Labor: restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2589), 11300 [8JN]

Law enforcement officers: capital punishment for killing certain Federal officers (see H.R. 1197), 12181 [15JN]

Medicaid: nurses' pay (see H.R. 1649), 21407 [22SE]

Medicare: improve health services in rural areas (see H.R. 762), 6458 [13AP]

———reimbursement for ambulance services (see H.R. 1586), 6458 [13AP]

———supplemental premium and added benefits (see H.R. 2055), 6881 [18AP]

———supplemental premium and additional benefits (see H.R. 2770), 14476 [12JY]

———supplemental premium and additional benefits (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 191, 231), 14476 [12JY], 19331 [4AU]

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: repeal (see H.R. 332), 1153 [27JA]

———repeal titles I and II (see H.R. 3165), 19329 [4AU]

———review by Congress (see H. Res. 169), 11603 [13JN]

Mexico: free trade of livestock (see H. Res. 238), 20205 [12SE]

Migrant workers: legal representation (see H.R. 2905), 14905 [17JY]

Mineral Leasing Act: amend (see H.R. 2116), 25498 [23OC]

National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 11819 [14JN]

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

Natural gas: eliminate wellhead price controls (see H.R. 1722), 6806 [17AP]

Occupational health and safety: U.S. obligation in workplaces (see H.R. 1095), 10789 [5JN]

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), 268 [19JA]

———suspend enforcement of certain regulations relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3321), 22744 [2OC]

Political campaigns: contributions by national banks, corporations, and labor unions (see H.R. 3798), 31242 [21NO]

Power resources: amend provisions relative to strategic petroleum reserves and the taxation of certain products (see H.R. 1558), 8209 [4MY]

———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], 19557 [6SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to repeal limit on number of terms (see H.J. Res. 264), 8845 [10MY]

Radio: reform broadcast license renewal process (see H.R. 1136), 25146 [18OC]

Real property: application of passive loss limitation relative to tax deductions on rental properties (see H.R. 642), 13961 [29JN]

Rural Emergency Medical Services Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 1587), 6458 [13AP]

Rural Health Professionals Education Loan Interest Deduction Act: enact (see H.R. 1588), 7437 [25AP]

Rural Hospital Recovery Act: enact (H.R. 1583) (see H.R. 1583), 6806 [17AP]

Sec. of Agriculture: location of Federal facilities in compliance with Rural Development Act (see H. Con. Res. 126), 9651 [18MY]

Securities: extend authority to issue tax-exempt small issue bonds (see H. Con. Res. 156), 12935 [22JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2460), 10158 [24MY]

———encourage States to establish State offices of rural health (see H.R. 3204), 28846 [14NO]

———income limitations relative to benefits received (see H.R. 58), 1206 [31JA]

———payment reductions to hospitals under medicare part A (see H. Con. Res. 40), 1205 [31JA]

———place the Office of Rural Health Policy under a Deputy Under Sec. for Rural Health (see H.R. 1589), 7545 [26AP]

Take Pride in the Flag Day: designate (see H. Res. 189), 13847 [28JN]

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), 9406 [16MY]

———child care services (see H.R. 575), 325 [20JA]

———credit for amounts contributed to health care savings account (see H.R. 1080), 2552 [22FE]

———credit for producing natural gas from tight formations (see H.R. 1476), 10869 [6JN]

———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2121), 10161 [24MY]

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747), 2554 [22FE]

———deductions relative to contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 70), 198 [4JA]

———extend the exemption from the termination of small issue bonds for certain rural properties (see H.R. 2804), 16565 [27JY]

———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 719), 10161 [24MY]

———limited deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 595), 10868 [6JN]

———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 13962 [29JN]

———refundable credit to parents with dependents under age 6 (see H.R. 2008), 6805 [17AP]

———repeal nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 634), 1748 [7FE]

———treatment of estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see H.R. 60), 4033 [13MR]

Telephone: safeguards for subscribers of small companies relative to interstate service rates (see H.R. 1238), 3242 [2MR]

U.S. flag: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 337, 350), 13622 [27JN], 14077 [11JY]

———proper display (see H.R. 1295), 5683 [6AP]

———Supreme Court ruling on desecration (see H. Res. 186), 13622 [27JN]

Veterans: receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and without deductions from either (see H.R. 303), 327 [20JA]

Volunteer Firefighters: Dept. of Labor standards (see H. Res. 122), 6807 [17AP]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on desecration of U.S. flag: Texas constituents, 14374 [12JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, 7637 [1MY], 26512 [31OC]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: avoid penalizing producers who planted a replacement crop on disaster-affected acreage (S. 1792), 26200 [26OC]

Appropriations: emergency supplemental (H.R. 2072), 7517 [26AP]

———emergency supplemental (H.R. 2072), conference report, 12754 [21JN]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 23230 [4OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2991), conference report, 26276 [26OC]

Disaster Assistance Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 3216), 19512 [6SE]

Foreign trade: sale of wheat to the Soviet Union, 8099 [3MY]

House of Representatives: amend rules to clarify the right of the Speaker to attend any meeting and to have access to any information in the Select Committee on Intelligence (H. Res. 268), 28792 [14NO]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2748), 24203 [12OC]

Medicare: catastrophic illness coverage, 23230 [4OC]

Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), conference report, 8897 [11MY]

Odessa, TX: tribute, 26513 [31OC]

Rural areas: access to and delivery of health services, 9324 [16MY]

Rural development, agriculture, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2883), 14943 [18JY]

U.S. flag: Supreme Court ruling on desecration, 14374 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 8070 [3MY]

Special order: granted, 14692 [13JY]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 28008 [8NO]

Testimonies

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Construct and Test 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]

Tributes

Kranowitz, Alan M., 7589 [27AP]