BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3, Child Development and Education Act, 9833 [9MY]

———H.R. 3030, clean air restoration and standards, 16158 [28JN]

———S. 358, reform immigration preference system and provide for administrative naturalization of aliens, 30137 [17OC]

———S. 1824, Education of the Handicapped Act, 26011 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Plastic Packaging—Eight-Ton Catalytic Converter Adds Environmental Protection, Hickory (NC) News, 27666 [4OC]

Polluter Labeling Disputed, Troy Houser, Hickory (NC) Record, 27667 [4OC]

Small Business Owners Won't Compromise on Parental Leave, Laura Giannotta, 5020 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

North Carolina: designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 5388), 20243 [27JY]

Tariff: machines designed for heat-set stretch texturing of continuous man-made fiber (see H.R. 3878), 464 [24JA]

———use of certain textile machinery revenues for modernization of textile machinery industry (see H.R. 5936), 35447 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 4461 [15MR]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: amend relative to Member salaries (see H.R. 5585, 5587), 25017 [18SE], 25177 [19SE]

———mid-year sequestration (see H.R. 5761), 26908 [1OC]

Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 9093 [1MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 5975), 37089 [27OC]

———treatment of airport and airway trust funds (see H.R. 4930), 12245 [24MY]

Business: promote employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 4226), 3856 [8MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 578, 646), 12247 [24MY], 24037 [12SE]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 16690 [10JY]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 603), 20940 [31JY]

Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal districts (see H.R. 4683), 9329 [3MY]

Crime and criminals: combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (see H.R. 5055), 14109 [14JN]

———status of an individual's military retirement pay relative to the conviction of certain crimes (see H.R. 3604), 3668 [7MR]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 22088 [2AU]

Deaf: providing for acquisition of telecommunications devices (see H. Res. 358), 4790 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: spending reductions (see H. Con. Res. 261), 1288 [6FE]

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16691 [10JY]

Ecology: savings in the compilation and distribution of Federal environmental impact statements (see H.R. 3643), 662 [29JA]

Education: establish program for educational performance agreements for school restructuring (see H.R. 5218), 16690 [10JY]

———remove restrictions in Federal programs that limit opportunities for open enrollment (see H.R. 3697), 1289 [6FE]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4789 [21MR]

Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 9329 [3MY]

Federal employees: method for establishing pay raises for Members of Congress, the Judiciary, and senior Government officials (see H.R. 5416), 32593 [22OC]

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: enact (see H.R. 4743), 9704 [8MY]

FEMA: inventory of resources available for response to natural disasters (see H.R. 4065), 2123 [21FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 350), 6358 [3AP]

Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]

Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]

Government: continuance of essential services for citizens (see H.R. 5722), 26175 [26SE]

Government trust funds: off-budget treatment (see H.R. 5315), 20939 [31JY]

Handicapped: tax credit for small business facilitating accessibility (see H.R. 3652), 2124 [21FE]

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 3668 [7MR]

House of Representatives: amend rules relative to disclosure of Members names who have signed a discharge petition filed with the Clerk (see H. Res. 383), 12100 [23MY]

———limit the amount of postal patron mail allowable by Members (see H. Res. 387), 10927 [17MY]

———mandatory drug testing (see H. Res. 451), 25177 [19SE]

India: status of development assistance programs relative to the monitoring of human rights (see H.R. 4641), 10475 [15MY]

International relations: economic assistance from countries benefiting from the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East (see H. Con. Res. 366), 25177 [19SE]

Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act: enact (see H.R. 4683), 9329 [3MY]

Labor: construction of display garment or craft items (see H.R. 3966), 12248 [24MY]

Lithuania: support of freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 313), 8404 [26AP]

Malaysia: restrict humanitarian, economic, and military assistance (see H.R. 5281), 22531 [3AU]

Middle East: national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. citizens held in Iraq and Kuwait (see H.J. Res. 673), 33168 [23OC]

National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 22177, 22530 [3AU]

National Academy of Sciences: feasibility study relative to research on environmental issues (see H.R. 5341), 21676 [1AU]

National Agricultural Research Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 17841 [17JY]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 8405 [26AP]

National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 26909 [1OC]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 7340 [18AP]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 15716 [26JN]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 8405 [26AP]

National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 16187 [28JN]

National Hardwood Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 612), 16897 [11JY]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 30090 [16OC]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 29471 [15OC]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 517), 9706 [8MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 4573 [20MR]

National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 4276 [13MR]

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 4789 [21MR]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 13345 [7JN]

National Tax Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 558), 9706 [8MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), 7340 [18AP]

Nicaragua: elections (see H. Res. 348), 3857 [8MR]

Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 4573 [20MR]

Pesticides: export (see H.R. 5013), 17963 [18JY]

Petroleum: excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 41), 6673 [4AP]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]

Political campaigns: additional prohibitions on certain activities by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 5033), 13991 [13JN]

———additional statements from individuals making independent expenditures (see H.R. 5039), 13992 [13JN]

———clarity standards for identification of sponsors of certain political advertising (see H.R. 5034), 13991 [13JN]

———eliminating certain functions of the Sec. of the Senate and Clerk of the House (see H.R. 5036), 13991 [13JN]

———limitation on certain contributions to House candidates (see H.R. 5032), 13991 [13JN]

———open, honest, and more competitive by strengthening political parties (see H.R. 5031), 13991 [13JN]

———reduce influence of nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 5030), 13990 [13JN]

———regulating use of franked mail by Members of the House (see H.R. 5035), 13991 [13JN]

———restricting political use of labor organization dues and agency fees (see H.R. 5038), 13992 [13JN]

———standards for establishing congressional districts and limiting gerrymandering (see H.R. 5037), 13992 [13JN]

Postal Rate Commission: proposed rate increase (see H. Res. 351), 4573 [20MR]

POW/MIA: disclosure of information by executive departments on certain individuals (see H.R. 3603), 17493 [13JY]

Reciprocity of Foreign Investment Act: enact (see H.R. 3699), 466 [24JA]

Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (see H.R. 5007), 19769 [26JY]

Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 4508 [19MR]

Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 598), 16187 [28JN]

Savings and loan associations: independent counsel investigation of Federal officials involved in scandal (see H. Res. 407), 13262 [6JN]

———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5353), 20244 [27JY]

———prosecution of financial crimes (see H.R. 5050), 19770 [26JY]

Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 8405 [26AP]

Social Security: payment of benefits by Dept. of the Treasury in case of congressional failure to increase public debt limit (see H.R. 3547), 20549 [30JY]

———repeal tax on cash tips (see H.R. 446), 16896 [11JY]

Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 6358 [3AP]

———elections in Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 257), 1288 [6FE]

Special days: establish commission to advise the President on proposals for national commemorative events (see H.R. 539), 2124 [21FE]

Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]

Taxation: increase the amount of bonds eligible for certain small issuer exceptions (see H.R. 5423), 28449 [10OC]

———investment credit for property used in manufacturing and production (see H.R. 5921), 35448 [26OC]

———oppose Federal excise tax increase (see H. Res. 134), 15466 [25JN]

———savings and investments incentives to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3972), 2308 [22FE]

———simplify the definitions of highly compensated employee and compensation for pension plan purposes (see H.R. 4508), 12671 [5JN]

———treatment of agricultural labor wages (see H.R. 4625), 8303 [25AP]

———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 5033 [22MR]

———treatment of estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see H.R. 60), 39 [23JA]

Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 10680 [16MY]

Thrift institutions: limitations on house loans to one borrower (see H.R. 4565), 7440 [19AP]

Transportation: collection of overpayments or undercharges on certain shipments via motor common carriers (see H.R. 3243), 31069 [18OC]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Jennifer Neale, 5791 [28MR]

Letters

Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, 18348 [19JY]

Lists

Damages awarded in employment cases decided under section 1981 and State fair employment laws, 30124 [17OC]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, 9201 [2MY]

Remarks by, on

Aeronautics: authorizing appropriations, improving aviation safety, and imposing airport passenger facility charges (H.R. 5170), 18348 [19JY]

All-night crime watch: congressional vigil, 14955, 14956, 14958, 14959, 14960, 14962 [20JN]

Antitrust policy: establish evidentiary standards for Federal civil antitrust claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1236), consideration (H. Res. 373), 7287 [18AP]

———establish evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1236), 7302 [18AP]

———establish evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1236), rule request, 7274 [18AP]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, 31479 [20OC], 31907 [22OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, 17439 [13JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 17734, 17803 [17JY]

———expenditures versus revenue, 30960 [18OC]

———impact of deficit reduction agreement, 31094 [19OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 5835), 29688 [16OC]

———summit conference, 25161 [19SE]

Child Development and Education Act: enact (H.R. 3), motion to instruct conferees, 14896 [20JN]

China, Republic of: anniversary, 26462 [27SE]

Civil rights: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 4000), 21997 [2AU]

Congress: history of lameduck sessions, 25564 [25SE]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 14955 [20JN]

Crime and criminals: combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (H.R. 5055), 14955, 14956, 14958, 14959, 14960, 14962 [20JN]

———Presidential legislation, 7274 [18AP]

Cuba: trade relations with Japan, 10415 [15MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5021), 15643 [26JN]

Education: improve (H.R. 5115), 16639 [10JY], 18471 [20JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, 21238 [1AU]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 770), 2887 [28FE], 4740 [21MR], 5020 [22MR], 9641 [8MY], 9888 [9MY]

———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 770), veto, 19118, 19130 [25JY]

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination (S. 2104), waiving all points of order against conference report (H. Res. 504), 30124 [17OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15311 [21JN]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), 24205 [13SE], 24917 [18SE]

———authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), agree to Senate amendments (H. Res. 464), 24907 [18SE]

———authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), veto, 28387 [10OC]

———imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (H.R. 4496), 6852 [4AP]

———textile fraud, 24897 [18SE]

Gatwood, Robin: Vietnam MIA, 6620 [4AP]

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (H.R. 2273), 10898 [17MY]

India: status of development assistance programs relative to the monitoring of human rights (H.R. 4641), 11811 [23MY]

Labor: restore certain political rights to workers (H.R. 2589), 4532 [20MR]

Labor unions: political action committee restrictions, 4328 [14MR]

———spending of compulsory dues, 3442 [6MR]

———use of fees to support political candidates, 3837 [8MR]

National and Community Service Act: enact (S. 1430), conference report, 33624 [24OC]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (H.J. Res. 467), 5228 [22MR], 6620 [4AP]

National Tax Freedom Day: designate (H.J. Res. 558), 10602 [15MY]

Nicaragua: release of U.S. assistance funds for elections, 446 [24JA]

North Carolina: designate wilderness areas (H.R. 5388), 947 [31JY], 20698 [31JY], 28435 [10OC]

———environmental concerns of businesses, 27666 [4OC]

Older Americans Month: observance, 11104 [17MY]

Petroleum: impact of deficit reduction agreement on fuel oil and gasoline, 28599 [11OC]

———protect the used oil recycling system (H.R. 1593), 2290 [22FE]

Political campaigns: contributions by national banks, corporations, and labor unions (H.R. 3798), 4257 [13MR]

Public works: conservation and development of water resources, and infrastructure improvements (H.R. 5314), 26128 [26SE]

Small business: taxation, 34479 [26OC]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 490 [24JA]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 2460), 11104 [17MY]

Tariff: machines designed for heat-set stretch texturing of continuous man-made fiber (H.R. 3878), 452 [24JA]

———use of certain textile machinery revenues for modernization of textile machinery industry (H.R. 5936), 37138 [27OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: use of tariff revenues to support research for modernization (H.R. 1461), 13908 [13JN], 16827 [11JY]

Turkey: textile and apparel quotas in U.S., 27043 [2OC]

Virginia: pipeline construction between Virginia Beach and Lake Gaston, 26128 [26SE]

Votes: position on missed, 8273 [3MY], 11715 [23MY], 12090 [24MY], 16154 [28JN]

Youth: establish school-based community service programs (H.R. 4330), 24226 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 462 [24JA], 5030 [22MR], 5777 [28MR], 10473 [15MY], 10923 [17MY], 11595 [22MY], 12243 [24MY], 20938 [31JY], 26310 [27SE], 34451 [25OC]

Leave of absence: granted, 8301 [25AP]

Special order: granted, 462 [24JA], 3855 [8MR], 13658 [12JN]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 10667 [16MY], 37087 [27OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: Designate Certain Public Lands in Illinois as Wilderness (H.R. 5428), D646 [27SE]

———North Carolina Wilderness Protection Act (H.R. 5388), D646 [27SE]

———Release Condition in Deed Conveying Certain Lands to Conservation Commission of West Virginia (H.R. 5433), D646 [27SE]

———Transfer Jurisdiction of Certain Utah Public Lands to Forest Service (H.R. 3617), D646 [27SE]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Designate Certain Lands in North Carolina and in Shawnee National Forest, IL, as Wilderness (S. 2948, 3200), D774 [25OC]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: National Parks and Public Lands Legislation, D631 [25SE]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: FEMA Role and Performance in Managing Natural Disasters and Emergencies, D267 [1MY]

Texts of

H.R. 5388, Western North Carolina Wilderness Protection Act, 947 [31JY]

Tributes

Gatwood, Robin, 5228 [22MR]