CLINGER, WILLIAM F., JR. g009(a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments offered by, to
Aeronautics: authorizing appropriations, improving aviation safety, and imposing airport passenger facility charges (H.R. 5170), 18361 [19JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3030, clean air restoration and standards, 16158 [28JN]
———H.R. 5269, Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 34094 [25OC]
Articles and editorials
America's Decadent Puritans, Economist (British publication), 21681
Public Works Optimism, Cy Malloy, 852
Unchanging House, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, 9666 [8MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Allegheny River: designate segments in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5402), 20548 [30JY]
Disasters: include survival techniques in telephone directories (see H. Con. Res. 288), 4460 [15MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: authorizing appropriations, improve aviation safety, and reduce surplus in the airport and airway trust fund (see H.R. 4986), 13345 [7JN]
———authorizing appropriations, improving aviation safety, and imposing airport passenger facility charges (see H.R. 5170), 15849 [27JN]
———establish an Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy within Dept. of Transportation (see H.R. 5453), 22086 [2AU]
———promote and strengthen security (see H.R. 5732), 26312 [27SE]
Agriculture: commercialization of research (see H.R. 1505), 14110 [14JN]
Air traffic supervisors: services performed by certain made creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4345), 4788 [21MR]
Airports: system planning program (see H.R. 5866), 31069 [18OC]
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 27669 [4OC]
Armed Forces: permit recordings of military bands to be sold commercially (see H.R. 2800), 14704 [19JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 9271 [2MY]
Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 10475 [15MY]
Blind: eliminate Social Security work disincentives (see H.R. 4972), 25177 [19SE]
Budget: expedite consideration of Presidential proposals to rescind authority (see H.R. 3800), 10010 [10MY]
———treatment of airport and airway trust funds (see H.R. 4930), 12245 [24MY]
Buy American Act: require U.S. Trade Representative approval to waive (see H.R. 5439), 22086 [2AU]
Census: enumeration of members of the Armed Forces assigned outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4903), 12098 [23MY]
Clean Air Act: amend to provide benefits to workers terminated as a consequence of revision of that act's standards (see H.R. 4460), 10010 [10MY]
Columbus, Christopher: mint coin to commemorate discovery of America and establish the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation (see H.R. 2754), 10475 [15MY]
Community Center Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 25524 [24SE]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 13993 [13JN]
Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal districts (see H.R. 4683), 9329 [3MY]
———supplement the impeachment remedy for removing Federal judges (see H.R. 3907), 13993 [13JN]
Crime and criminals: cause of action for certain victims against producers and distributors of pornography (see H.R. 3785), 13346 [7JN]
———combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (see H.R. 5055), 14109 [14JN]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 20940 [31JY]
Czechoslovakia: authorizing OPIC programs (see H.R. 3879), 464 [24JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct research on composting of wastes (see H.R. 4490), 7340 [18AP]
Dept. of Defense: spending reductions (see H. Con. Res. 261), 10476 [15MY]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16691 [10JY]
Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), 25612 [25SE]
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4362), 5031 [22MR]
Earthquakes: improve effort to reduce hazards (see H.R. 3533), 2717 [27FE]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 27394 [3OC]
Ecology: environmental education and training (see H.R. 3684), 12099 [23MY]
———savings in the compilation and distribution of Federal environmental impact statements (see H.R. 3643), 10475 [15MY]
Education: improve foreign language and culture instruction (see H.R. 4144), 13993 [13JN]
———permit deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships (see H.R. 4690), 15339 [21JN]
———remove restrictions in Federal programs that limit opportunities for open enrollment (see H.R. 3697), 20549 [30JY]
Employment: extend targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 2098), 22531 [3AU]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination (see H.R. 5905), 37089 [27OC]
Executive departments: review of foreign contractors' performance under certain procurement contracts (see H.R. 4131), 18923 [24JY]
FAA: imposition and collection of passenger facility charges to finance certain airport-related projects (see H.R. 5165), 15715 [26JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: coverage of employees of commerce-related enterprises exclusively (see H.R. 5340), 25177 [19SE]
Fairness in Campaign Finance Act: enact (see H.R. 3020), 25017 [18SE]
Federal Aviation Act: extend civil penalty assessment demonstration program (see H.R. 5131), 15338 [21JN]
Federal employees: allow periods of certain service under Federal-State cooperative programs to be creditable toward civil service retirement (see H.R. 3129), 18380 [19JY]
———extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 16186 [28JN]
———verification of computer matching information affecting benefit eligibility (see H.R. 5450), 22086 [2AU]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: amend (see H.R. 702), 3474 [6MR]
FEMA: exempt certain temporary employees from offsets from pay or annuity benefits (see H.R. 3704), 10475 [15MY]
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 10010 [10MY]
Foreign trade: establish a bipartisan task force on export development (see H.R. 3836), 25612 [25SE]
———imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 10680 [16MY]
GATT: exclude civil air transport services as a negotiation item (see H. Con. Res. 280), 3281 [5MR]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 15850 [27JN]
Geological Survey: enhance effectiveness and efficiency of surveying and mapping activities (see H.R. 3639), 6357 [3AP]
Gerald R. Ford House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 7984 [24AP]
Government: continuance of essential services for citizens (see H.R. 5722), 26313 [27SE]
———improve financial management (see H.R. 3064), 2124 [21FE]
Government trust funds: off-budget treatment (see H.R. 5315), 20939 [31JY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 4378 [14MR]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 3669 [7MR]
Hazardous substances: treatment and disposal of waste at the site on which it was generated (see H.R. 5719), 35448 [26OC]
Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 20940 [31JY]
Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7442 [19AP]
Infrastructure: meeting growing challenge (see H.R. 4100), 5780 [28MR]
———national policy for rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 362), 22530 [3AU]
International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 20939 [31JY]
Iraq: congressional views (see H. Con. Res. 374), 26313 [27SE]
Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act: enact (see H.R. 4683), 9329 [3MY]
Korean War: commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 16896 [11JY]
Language and languages: declare English as the official language of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 4424), 27151 [2OC]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 606), 27669 [4OC]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 15040 [20JN]
Medicare: equalize the standardized amounts paid to hospitals in rural and urban areas (see H.R. 4481), 10010 [10MY]
———establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 4269), 4376 [14MR]
———exempt home health services from budget sequestration order (see H.R. 5516), 33826 [24OC]
———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (see H.R. 3880), 3281 [5MR]
———payment for certain chiropractor services (see H.R. 708), 18547 [20JY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 13264 [6JN]
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]
Mines and mineral resources: remining of certain abandoned coal mine lands (see H.R. 4053), 2123 [21FE]
National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 22177, 22530 [3AU]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 17589 [16JY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see H.J. Res. 570), 25177 [19SE]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 752 [30JA]
National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 25177 [19SE]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 8405 [26AP]
National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 22088 [2AU]
National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 15340 [21JN]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 4572 [20MR]
National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 29017 [13OC]
National forests: land and resource management plans (see H.R. 5094), 22531 [3AU]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 4378 [14MR]
National Guard: authorizing the enlistment of certain aliens (see H.R. 3971), 1548 [7FE]
National Hardwood Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 612), 24329 [13SE]
National Headache and Jaw Joint Disorders Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 507), 13346 [7JN]
National Health Care Food Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 526), 22532 [3AU]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 22532 [3AU]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 34453 [25OC]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 25177 [19SE]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 17493 [13JY]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 517), 9094 [1MY]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 12100 [23MY]
National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 1896 [20FE]
National Quarter Horse Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 466 [24JA]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 25524 [24SE]
National Railroad Passenger Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4984), 13346 [7JN]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 26313 [27SE]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 17324 [12JY]
National Rice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 637), 28799 [12OC]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 16897 [11JY]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 14705 [19JN]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), 7340 [18AP]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 16690 [10JY]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 502), 12100 [23MY]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 3101 [1MR]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 7339 [18AP]
Pepper, Claude: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 40 [23JA]
Permanent Wetlands Agricultural Reserve Act: enact (see H.R. 4347), 9904 [9MY]
Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 11597 [22MY]
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]
Pollution: taxation of fuels based on their carbon content or carbon emissions (see H. Res. 438), 17963 [18JY]
Precursor chemicals: regulation (see H.R. 4231), 26176 [26SE]
Public Health Service Act: amend provisions relative to State offices of rural health (see H.R. 4482), 13263 [6JN]
Public utilities: clarify the application of the functional relationship test to gas utility holding companies (see H.R. 5224), 26176 [26SE]
Railroads: treatment of revenue attributable to the taxation of certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 5625), 35448 [26OC]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 9093 [1MY]
Roads and highways: authorizing appropriations for the Appalachian highway system (S. 2752) (see H.R. 5086), 22531 [3AU]
Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (see H.R. 5007), 15339 [21JN]
Robert S. Vance Federal Building, Birmingham, AL: designate (see H.R. 3961), 4377 [14MR]
Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 3474 [6MR]
Rural areas: development investment zones (see H.R. 2531), 25276 [21SE]
Safety: use of child restraint systems on commercial aircraft (see H.R. 4025), 2309 [22FE]
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]
Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 8405 [26AP]
Social Security: immunity from malpractice liability to certain physicians (see H.R. 5830), 35448 [26OC]
Solid waste: prohibit disposal in areas outside of the State of origin (see H.R. 3577), 39 [23JA]
Space policy: develop commercial space industry (see H.R. 5145), 27773 [5OC]
Statue of Liberty Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 579), 25177 [19SE]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]
Taxation: assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (see H.R. 2285), 1551 [7FE]
———clarify provisions relative to nonapplication of sec. 457 to nonelective deferred compensation (see H.R. 3080), 12248 [24MY]
———credit treatment of fuel produced from a nonconventional source and gas produced from a tight formation (see H.R. 5351), 24329 [13SE]
———deductibility of certain State and local income and sales taxes (see H.R. 4286), 10926 [17MY]
———deductions relative to contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 70), 14110 [14JN]
———incentives for savings and investments to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3972), 1548 [7FE]
———incentives for small investors in oil and natural gas exploration (see H.R. 4675), 14705 [19JN]
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2319), 9705 [8MY]
———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 4243 [12MR]
———treatment of income to be used for a child's educational expenses (see H.R. 3858), 13672 [12JN]
Television: development of direct to home satellite communications (see H.R. 4756), 27773 [5OC]
Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 12100 [23MY]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]
Trails: designation of the Underground Historic Trail as part of the National Trails System (see H.R. 3863), 3475 [6MR]
Transportation: amend certain provisions relative to motor carriers (see H.R. 4261), 4376 [14MR]
———collection of overpayments or undercharges on certain shipments via motor common carriers (see H.R. 3243), 1289 [6FE]
Under Sec. of the Treasury for Federal Financial Management: establish position (see H.R. 3064), 2124 [21FE]
Visiting Nurse Association of America: prohibit unauthorized use of names or acronyms (see H.R. 1674), 19273 [25JY]
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3859), 11398 [21MY]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 29471 [15OC]
Wetlands: identification and preservation system (see H.R. 4640), 10475 [15MY]
Whales: U.S. sanctions against nations conducting unjustified research and violating the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling (see H. Con. Res. 329), 13994 [13JN]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 12099 [23MY]
Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 16187 [28JN]
Letters
Presidential veto of establishing an emergency board to investigate the Eastern Airlines labor dispute: David I. Shapiro, 3266 [5MR]
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]
Remarks by, on
Aeronautics: authorizing appropriations, improving aviation safety, and imposing airport passenger facility charges (H.R. 5170), 18340, 18341, 18344, 18346, 18353, 18356, 18357, 18359, 18360, 18361 [19JY], 21948 [2AU], 35222 [26OC]
———extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program (S. 2533), 9062, 9065
———promote and strengthen security (H.R. 5732), 26788 [1OC]
———suspension of airworthiness certificates at the end of the economic design life of aircraft (H.R. 3774), 17541 [16JY]
Air pollution: clean air standards (H.R. 3030), 11366 [21MY], 11943
Allegheny River: designate segments in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5402), 20560
Budget: impact of deficit reduction agreement, 27262 [3OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 5835), conference report, 35222 [26OC]
Clean Air Act: compensation for unemployment resulting from implementation, 11943
Clearfield County, PA: tribute to Blizard Box program, 13292
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program: selections from Pennsylvania's 23d Congressional District, 17121
Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (H.R. 3847), 5742 [28MR]
Dept. of HHS: Community Achievement Award recipient, Blizzard Box Program, Clearfield County, PA, 13292
Disasters: include survival techniques in telephone directories (H. Con. Res. 288), 4463
Diseases: mammography screening for breast cancer, 9084
Eastern Airlines: Presidential emergency board to investigate dispute with collective bargaining units (H.R. 1231), veto, 3266 [5MR]
Economic conditions: funding for public works and economic development in depressed areas (H.R. 2015), 6635, 6647 [4AP]
Education: improve (H.R. 5115), 18502 [20JY]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, 9946 [10MY]
———spending limits and public financing (S. 137), 21932 [2AU]
———state division of districts, 9665 [8MY]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 770), veto, 19142
FAA: Buy American Program, 18357 [19JY]
Federal Aviation Act: extend civil penalty assessment demonstration program (H.R. 5131), 17537 [16JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15312
Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (H.R. 2273), 11437 [22MY]
Independent Safety Board Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 3012), 36982
Infrastructure: national policy for rebuilding (H. Con. Res. 362), 26601 [28SE]
Journal: question of approval, 21930 [2AU]
Lithuania: independence anniversary, 2304
Mass transit: handicapped accessibility, 11437 [22MY]
McKeel, Lillian P.: Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence recipient, 24767
``Medical Alert'': authorize printing as House document (H. Res. 282), 9066 [1MY]
Mines and mineral resources: remining of certain abandoned coal mine lands (H.R. 4053), 16654
Motor vehicles: prohibit use of cargo tanks for food and hazardous materials (H.R. 3386), 5501, 5505 [27MR]
———prohibit use of cargo tanks for food and hazardous materials (H.R. 3386), consideration of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 508), 29452 [15OC]
Punxsutawney, PA: Groundhog Day, 1205 [5FE]
Rural Economic Development Act: enact (H.R. 3581), 4345
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 14696
Solid waste: prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles for transportation (H.R. 3386), 5501, 5505 [27MR]
———prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles for transportation (H.R. 3386), consideration of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 508), 29452 [15OC]
Television: tribute to WPSX-TV, 7902
Transportation: national policy, 4051
Votes: position on missed, 4346
Warren County, PA: National Forge Co. anniversary, 17340
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 750 [30JA], 4458 [15MR], 7848 [23AP], 13260 [6JN], 16894 [11JY], 17322 [12JY], 19269 [25JY], 20547 [30JY], 21675 [1AU], 24753 [17SE]
Leave of absence: granted, 12097 [23MY]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 10678 [16MY], 13339 [7JN], 13664 [12JN], 19272 [25JY]
Tables
Airport expansion needs, by State, 852
Deteriorating highways and bridges, by State, 852
Wastewater treatment project needs, by State, 852
Testimonies
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Safeguarding the Integrity of Food Shipments, D85 [1MR]
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Bramwell National Historic Park Act (H.R. 4978), D607 [18SE]
———Designate Segments of Allegheny River, PA, as Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5402), D607 [18SE]
———Designate Segments of Mill River, NC, as component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5004), D607 [18SE]
———Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act, D102 [6MR]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Renovation of the Pension Building in Washington, DC, and GSA's Capital Improvement Budget, D278 [3MY]
Tributes
Moore, Chuck, 20558
Schreiber, Robert, 30482