ROBINSON, TOMMY F. (a Representative from Arkansas)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Ouachita Mountains National Recreation Area, AR: establish (see H.R. 4602), 7983 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agricultural Wetlands Exemption Act: enact (see H.R. 4133), 24328 [13SE]

Agriculture: soybeans producers' nationally coordinated program (see H.R. 2209), 4377 [14MR]

American Jobs Stability Act: enact (see H.R. 4831), 21676 [1AU]

American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 27669 [4OC]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 110), 16690 [10JY]

Armed Forces: drug interdiction authority (see H.R. 5523), 22528 [3AU]

———free mailing privileges for members while engaged in certain military operations (see H.R. 5563, 5611), 23924 [11SE], 24328 [13SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 9271 [2MY]

Banks and banking: encourage independent counsel investigation relative to Federal officials involved in the savings and loan scandal (see H. Res. 407), 14705 [19JN]

Census: enumeration of members of the Armed Forces assigned outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4903), 13672 [12JN]

Civil rights: amend certain provisions relative to formation of contracts and employment discrimination (see H.R. 4081), 2306 [22FE]

Columbus, Christopher: mint coin to commemorate discovery of America and establish the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation (see H.R. 2754), 465 [24JA]

Community Center Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 33168 [23OC]

Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H. Res. 312), 4573 [20MR]

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

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

Drug abuse: funding for resistance education programs by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5064), 15850 [27JN]

———sentencing for traffickers and perpetrators of violent acts (see H.R. 4079), 2306 [22FE]

Education: remove restrictions in Federal programs that limit opportunities for open enrollment (see H.R. 3697), 20549 [30JY]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4276 [13MR]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 23678 [10SE]

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 610), 25018 [18SE]

Ethiopia: famine (see H. Res. 384), 11398 [21MY]

Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 33168 [23OC]

Federal employees: allow periods of certain service under Federal-State cooperative programs to be creditable toward civil service retirement (see H.R. 3129), 2308 [22FE]

———early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 523), 13346 [7JN]

———extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 3474 [6MR]

———method for establishing pay raises for Members of Congress, the Judiciary, and senior Government officials (see H.R. 5416), 29471 [15OC]

Fire fighters: mobilization of rural forces to deal with certain wildfires (see H.R. 3955), 1287 [6FE]

Flag—U.S.: loss of nationality and deportation of immigrants who desecrate the flag (see H.R. 5095), 16186 [28JN]

Flag—US: distribution to each individual naturalized as a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 2862), 18923 [24JY]

Foreign investments: improve quality of data (see H.R. 4520), 7850 [23AP]

Foreign trade: establish a bipartisan task force on export development (see H.R. 3836), 6673 [4AP]

———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]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 9329 [3MY]

Ghost Squadron of the Confederate Air Force: designate as U.S. Ambassador for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of World War II (see H.J. Res. 285), 16187 [28JN]

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

———rights and interest relative to a conservation easement affecting certain land in Wood County, TX (see H.R. 188), 22530 [3AU]

Housing: preserve Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see H.R. 5266), 18380 [19JY]

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

Individual retirement accounts: increase limitations on deduction (see H.R. 4104), 8304 [25AP]

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7341 [18AP]

International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 7340 [18AP]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 4378 [14MR]

Israel: reopen universities in West Bank and Gaza (see H. Con. Res. 315), 20941 [31JY]

Japan: foreign trade actions (see H. Con. Res. 312), 8404 [26AP]

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

Korean War: commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 16896 [11JY]

Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 13993 [13JN]

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 3936), 27773 [5OC]

Lithuania: support of freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 313), 10476 [15MY]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 17324 [12JY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 9271 [2MY]

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]

Miners: early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 521), 13346 [7JN]

Minimum wage: clarify coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 5382), 25612 [25SE]

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: anniversary coins (see H.R. 1028), 5032 [22MR]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 17589 [16JY]

National Agent Orange Screening Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 521), 7442 [19AP]

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

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), 4573 [20MR]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 7850 [23AP]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 752 [30JA]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 514), 9271 [2MY]

National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 16185 [28JN]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 4461 [15MR]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 14705 [19JN]

National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 6358 [3AP]

National Doctor's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), 5781 [28MR]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 6059 [29MR]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 22088 [2AU]

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

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 18548 [20JY]

National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 30251 [17OC]

National forests: cutting practice restraints (see H.R. 2406), 7983 [24AP]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 4378 [14MR]

National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 16690 [10JY]

National Guard: civilian technician positions relative to the competitive service (see H.R. 530), 2933 [28FE]

———grant same rights as Federal employees relative to adverse employment action (see H.R. 529), 2933 [28FE]

National Hardwood Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 612), 28698 [11OC]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 18924 [24JY]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 13524 [11JN]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 10927 [17MY]

National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 35448 [26OC]

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

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 20939 [31JY]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 24756 [17SE]

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), 3857 [8MR]

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 5780 [28MR]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 23924 [11SE]

National Rice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 633, 637), 21676 [1AU], 22529 [3AU]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 17841 [17JY]

National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 2933 [28FE]

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

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 25524 [24SE]

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 502), 9271 [2MY]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 82), 466 [24JA]

Nelson Mandela Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 480), 2717 [27FE]

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

Nuclear Decommissioning Reserve Fund Act: enact (see H.R. 1317), 17840 [17JY]

Pensions: cost of living adjustments for persons under civil service and military retirement plans (see H.R. 3922, 3923), 4789 [21MR], 7339 [18AP]

———cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 7339 [18AP]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 830), 7441 [19AP]

Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 14111 [14JN]

Postal Rate Commission: proposed rate increase (see H. Res. 351), 5536 [27MR]

POW/MIA: disclosure of information by executive departments on certain individuals (see H.R. 3603), 9271 [2MY]

Radio: establish broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 5413), 20938 [31JY]

Railroad Retirement Board: early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 522), 13346 [7JN]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 1549 [7FE]

Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (see H.R. 5007), 17493 [13JY]

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

Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5353), 20244 [27JY]

Sec. of Defense: conduct study of Missing Persons Act (see H.R. 3401), 4377 [14MR]

Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 15850 [27JN]

South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 13345 [7JN]

Southeast Asia: account for persons still missing and secure the return of citizens who may still be held captive (see H. Con. Res. 291), 7443 [19AP]

State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 6358 [3AP]

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

Taxation: capital gains (see H.R. 4105), 8304 [25AP]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit any court from ordering the laying or increasing of taxes (see H.J. Res. 560), 10475 [15MY]

———incentives for savings and investments to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3972), 1548 [7FE]

———increase amount of standard deduction (see H.R. 4103), 8304 [25AP]

———oppose Federal excise tax increase (see H. Res. 134), 17841 [17JY]

———refundable credit to parents with dependents under age 6 (see H.R. 2008), 2124 [21FE]

———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 9092 [1MY]

Tax-exempt organizations: establish qualified cash or deferred arrangements for employees (see H.R. 4287), 16186 [28JN]

Television: development of direct to home satellite communications (see H.R. 4756), 27773 [5OC]

———improve competition and services relative to programming and prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 2437), 1289 [6FE]

U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 4789 [21MR]

Utah: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1501), 33825 [24OC]

Veterans: early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 520), 13346 [7JN]

———presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 13346 [7JN]

Voting Rights Celebration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 625), 20940 [31JY]

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 13993 [13JN]

World War II: congressional commemorative medal for Armed Forces members present at Pearl Harbor attack (see H.R. 2575), 910 [31JA]

Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 16187 [28JN]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary (see H.R. 3182; H.J. Res. 398), 2124 [21FE]

Motions offered by

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

Remarks by, on

Child Development and Education Act: enact (H.R. 3), 5969 [29MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15264 [21JN]