STEARNS, CLIFF (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior: appropriations (H.R. 2788), 14450 [12JY]

Appointments

Committee on Aging (Select), 5878 [10AP]

Conferee: H.R. 1278, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act, 12925 [22JN]

Delegation to attend funeral of Claude Pepper, 10785 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Fair Housing Act: transition period relative to elderly exemption from certain provisions (see H.R. 2224), 8072 [3MY]

Taxation: contribution of income tax refunds and liability to drug rehabilitation and treatment (see H.R. 3783), 30407 [20NO]

U.S. flag: prohibit desecration (see H. Res. 185), 12935 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Battle Monuments Commission: appointment of enlisted members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1414), 9651 [18MY]

———exempt certain officers from grade limitations (see H.R. 1734), 10243 [25MY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 313), 12934 [22JN]

———line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 110), 2555 [22FE]

Arlington National Cemetery, VA: unmarked burial of cremated remains (see H.R. 88), 21589 [26SE]

Armed Forces: retaining certain information in personnel files of individuals in a missing status or deceased (see H.R. 1730), 25146 [18OC]

Banks and banking: reform Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1278), 3499 [6MR]

Brick Township, NJ: designate the James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (see H.R. 2557), 12936 [22JN]

Budget: balance (see H.R. 100), 3101 [1MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 3, 268), 3102 [1MR], 8915 [11MY]

———flexible freeze (see H. Con. Res. 157), 12935 [22JN]

Coastal zone: management (see H.R. 543), 8916 [11MY]

Commission on the Federal Taxation of Savings and Investment: establish (see H.R. 2724), 12933 [22JN]

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 247), 21499 [25SE]

———permanent status (see H. Res. 216), 16565 [27JY]

Court of Veterans Appeals: retirement and survivor benefit program for judges (see H.R. 2727), 16565 [27JY]

Crime and criminals: limit the exclusion of evidence obtained as a result of a search or seizure (see H.R. 1239), 28595 [13NO]

———transfers of certain forfeited property to State or local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3376), 31245 [21NO]

Cuba: plebiscite (see H. Con. Res. 75), 4200 [15MR]

Daytona Beach, FL: designate William V. Chappell, Jr., Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (see H.R. 2594), 11301 [8JN]

Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 174), 13847 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of Drug War Bonds (see H.R. 2972), 21217 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs for the recruitment and retention of health care personnel (see H.R. 901), 12935 [22JN]

———postsecondary education assistance for certain students in health professions (see H.R. 3199), 25917 [25OC]

———recruitment and retention of nurses (see H.R. 1199), 12935 [22JN]

Elections: exception for certain election officials from hospital insurance tax (see H.R. 691), 5171 [22MR]

Endara, Guillermo: invite to address Congress (see H. Con. Res. 135), 11244 [7JN]

Everglades National Park, FL: modify boundaries and provide protection (see H.R. 1727), 8074 [3MY]

Firefighters: bill of rights (see H.R. 3587), 26962 [2NO]

Florida: continental shelf oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 2945), 15436 [20JY]

Franklin, Benjamin: commemorative coin (see H.R. 3587), 26962 [2NO]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142), 24131 [11OC]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 13624 [27JN]

Handicapped: tax credits for small businesses for costs of public accommodations for the disabled (see H.R. 3500), 26345 [26OC]

Health: permit certain emergency personnel to conduct pre-incident planning activities (see H.R. 2186), 24814 [17OC]

House of Representatives: amend rules relative to resolutions making continuing appropriations (see H. Res. 18), 28846 [14NO]

———amend rules relative to the committee system's role in the legislative process (see H. Res. 106), 11244 [7JN]

———apply fair labor standards to employees (see H. Res. 56), 12495 [20JN]

———make proceedings more open, representative, and accountable (see H. Res. 56), 12495 [20JN]

Housing: amend laws relative to community and neighborhood development (see H.R. 3570), 27087 [3NO]

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 401), 348 [24JA]

Individual retirement accounts: cost of living adjustments relative to contribution deductions (see H.R. 2725), 12933 [22JN]

International Year of Bible Reading: designate (see H.J. Res. 275), 24131 [11OC]

Leavenworth, KS: designate the Dwight D. Eisenhower Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (see H.R. 2987), 21590 [26SE]

Little League Baseball: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 123), 14906 [17JY]

Medicare: delay certain premiums and establish a review commission for the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act (see H.R. 63), 5274 [23MR]

———more equitable tax treatment for married individuals filing separate returns (see H.R. 2758), 13621 [27JN]

———supplemental premium and additional benefits (see H.R. 2770), 13844 [28JN]

———supplemental premium and additional benefits (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 191, 231), 13845 [28JN], 22069 [27SE]

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: repeal (see H.R. 557), 21589 [26SE]

———repeal titles I and II (see H.R. 3165), 21500 [25SE]

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment increasing the term of Representatives and limiting the number of terms served by Senators and Representatives (see H.J. Res. 201), 10162 [24MY]

———constitutional amendment relative to the terms of office (see H.J. Res. 202), 10162 [24MY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 13846 [28JN]

Mount Vernon, MO: designate the Gene Taylor Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (see H.R. 2983), 21590 [26SE]

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), 21217 [21SE]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), 20775 [19SE]

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

National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 10161 [24MY]

National Health Care Food Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 22292 [28SE]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), 20206 [12SE]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 15850 [24JY]

National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 3500 [6MR]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 273), 12937 [22JN]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 16429 [26JY]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 5086 [21MR]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), 11302 [8JN]

National Pledge of Allegiance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 15160 [19JY]

National Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284), 16818 [28JY]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120), 8711 [9MY]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 35), 23992 [10OC]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 1748 [7FE]

Pensions: cost of living adjustments for Federal retirement program (see H.R. 1074), 5086 [21MR]

Pepper, Claude: commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 30035 [17NO]

Petroleum: excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 41), 16565 [27JY]

Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 5085 [21MR]

Prisons: conversion of closed military installations (see H. Con. Res. 128), 11605 [13JN]

Saginaw, MI: designate Aleda E. Lutz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (see H.R. 2569), 12936 [22JN]

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

———exclude receipts and disbursements of trust funds from calculation of budget deficits (see H.R. 378), 2799 [27FE]

———payment reductions to hospitals under medicare part A (see H. Con. Res. 40), 3500 [6MR]

Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact: congressional consent to amendments (see H.R. 2642), 14695 [13JY]

St. Mary's River: wilderness designation (see H.R. 76), 23300 [4OC]

States: taxation of pension income of nonresidents (see H.R. 1227), 12181 [15JN]

Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (see H.R. 904), 7544 [26AP]

Take Pride in the Flag Day: designate (see H. Res. 189), 13963 [29JN]

Taxation: deduction for educational loans (see H.R. 747), 6458 [13AP]

———deductions relative to interest paid on debt secured by a home (see H. Con. Res. 37), 10444 [31MY]

———legislative accountability (see H.J. Res. 3), 3102 [1MR]

———refundable credit to parents with dependents under age 6 (see H.R. 2008), 14017 [10JY]

———repeal nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 634), 2269 [21FE]

———sale of certain used automobiles (see H.R. 2041), 15160 [19JY]

U.S. flag: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 330, 337, 350), 13622 [27JN], 14476 [12JY], 14992 [18JY]

———prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 308), 14695 [13JY]

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

United Airlines: tribute to volunteers assisting in rescue operations for flight 232 (see H.J. Res. 379), 16564 [27JY]

VA: recruitment and retention of health care personnel (see H.R. 901), 12935 [22JN]

Veterans: amend provisions relative to the home loan program (see H.R. 1415), 10503 [1JN]

———benefits (see H.R. 1358), 10242 [25MY]

———compensation concurrently with retired pay and without deductions from either (see H.R. 303), 2901 [28FE]

———dire emergency appropriations for medical care (see H.J. Res. 272), 9482 [17MY]

———disability compensation (see H.R. 1335), 22068 [27SE]

———education programs (see H.R. 3390), 25917 [25OC]

———readjustment appointments (see H.R. 2486), 15160 [19JY]

———remove limitation on pensions furnished to persons under long-term hospital care (see H.R. 1334), 12935 [22JN]

World War II: District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 21590 [26SE]

Letters

Tax treatment of certain employer-provided benefits, 10090 [24MY]

Opinions

Halter and Haywood v. State of Nebraska: John M. Harlan (1907), 13594 [27JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, 5012 [21MR], 9993 [22MY]

Remarks by, on

Anderson, Terry: anniversary of captivity, 4483 [16MR]

Banks and banking: reform Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1278), 11752 [14JN]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 21532 [26SE]

———reconciliation (H.R. 3299), consideration (H. Res. 245), 21532 [26SE]

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (H. Res. 247), 23287 [4OC]

Daytona Beach, FL: designate William V. Chappell, Jr., Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (H.R. 2594), 22666 [2OC]

Dept. of Labor: pension plan audit, 28735 [14NO]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2788), 14447 [12JY]

Drug abuse: national policy, 27929 [8NO]

Eximbank Act: appropriations (H.R. 2494), 25098 [18OC]

Fair Housing Act: transition period relative to elderly exemption from certain provisions (H.R. 2224), 8012 [3MY]

Fire prevention: support fire and emergency services network, 24122 [11OC]

Fire Service Caucus: tribute, 27818 [7NO]

Foreign assistance programs: enhance and authorize appropriations (H.R. 2655), 13910 [29JN]

GAO: pension fund study, 29884 [17NO]

House of Representatives: bicentennial, 5370 [4AP]

———legislation scheduling, 10221 [25MY]

Income: disapproving increases in executive, legislative, and judicial salaries (H.J. Res. 129), 1710 [7FE]

Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), conference report, 9461 [17MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding guidelines, 14447 [12JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding guidelines, 14447 [12JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, 21532 [26SE]

Social Security: earnings test, 11588 [13JN]

Taxation: capital gains, 21767 [27SE]

———delay effective date of Internal Revenue Code section 89 (S. 89; H.R. 634), 10090 [24MY]

U.S. flag: Supreme Court ruling on desecration, 12846 [22JN], 13273 [23JN], 15101 [19JY], 19463 [4AU]

———Supreme Court ruling on desecration (H. Res. 186), 13594 [27JN]

Veterans: supplemental appropriations delay and funding of health care, 8887 [11MY]

Votes: position on missed, 82 [3JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, 14990 [18JY]

Songs

``Don't Burn My Flag,'' Rick Williams, 19463 [4AU]

``Stand Up for the Children,'' Larry Whitler, 23311 [4OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: Formulation of Farm Legislation, D400 [28JN]

Tributes

Randall, Malcom, 22779 [3OC], 23117 [3OC]

Smith, Larkin I., 20380 [13SE]