ANDREWS, MICHAEL A. (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1722, emergency unemployment compensation, H6870 [25SE]
Articles and editorials
Smoldering Death, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, E518
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
Tariff: articles (see H.R. 1924, H2392 [18AP])
———dicyclopentenyloxyethyl methacrylate (see H.R. 1923, H2392 [18AP])
———4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (see H.R. 1925, H2392 [18AP])
———fuel grade tertiary butyl alcohol (see H.R. 2962, H5664 [22JY])
———myclobutanil (see H.R. 1922, H2392 [18AP])
———triethylene glycol dichloride (see H.R. 1926, H2392 [18AP])
———2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (see H.R. 1927, H2392 [18AP])
Taxation: gratuitous transfers of employer securities (see H.R. 3485, H7379 [3OC])
———importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products (see H.R. 706, H781 [29JA])
———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497, H1912 [20MR])
———repeal the 30-percent gross income limitation applicable to regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1597, H2083 [22MR])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: smoking prohibition on aircraft (see H.R. 3269, H8189 [22OC])
Agriculture: acreage reduction program (see H.R. 2895, H5979 [29JY])
———prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3856 [4JN])
Animals: prohibit importation of kangaroos and products made therefrom (see H.R. 744, H824 [30JA])
Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1475 [7MR])
———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2177 [11AP])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H9043 [1NO])
Child Care Food Program: extend eligibility to certain children receiving day care (see H.R. 375, H1417 [5MR])
Children and youth: improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (see H.R. 3603, H8187 [22OC])
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR])
Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H8919 [31OC])
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H10269 [14NO])
Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James M. Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 2526, H5745 [23JY])
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6540 [12SE])
Courts: standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H10269 [14NO])
Crime: penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241, H5432 [11JY])
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6195 [31JY])
Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H9043 [1NO])
Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Savings Bond Program (see H. Con. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])
Eastern European nations: reform bilateral economic assistance programs to promote democracy and privatization (see H.R. 2137, H3150 [15MY])
Education: enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (see H.R. 751, H1787 [18MR])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H854 [4FE])
Families and domestic relations: improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (see H.R. 2571, H4097 [6JN])
Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H854 [4FE])
———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])
Foreign aid: require President to submit an integrated justification for programs (see H.R. 3571, H10723 [20NO])
Forests: protection of biodiversity and restraint on clearcutting (see H.R. 1969, H3037 [14MY])
Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H890 [5FE])
Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10543 [19NO])
———increase use of alternative fuel vehicles (see H.R. 1593, H3150 [15MY])
Gulf of Mexico: protection of environment (see H.R. 3777, H10268 [14NO])
Health: establish medical research alliance between Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 111, H1280 [27FE])
———reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H7314 [2OC])
Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H6690 [19SE])
Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see H.R. 1601, H2538 [24AP])
House Rules: amend relative to the election of chairmen and ranking minority members of standing committees (see H. Res. 311, H11890 [26NO])
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H53 [3JA])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1759 [13MR])
Law enforcement officers: educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6457 [11SE])
———increase numbers (see H.R. 3172, H6457 [11SE])
Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8787 [30OC])
———regulations relative to certain contributions, taxes, and transfers toward State expenditures (see H.R. 3550, H8787 [30OC])
Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H4097 [6JN])
Middle East: military action by Iraq against Israel (see H. Con. Res. 41, H605 [18JA])
Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H2903 [8MY])
National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H8577 [28OC])
National Defense Reserve Fleet: disposal of certain vessels (see H.R. 3512, H9144 [4NO])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2603 [30AP])
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H2376 [17AP])
National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H1025 [19FE])
National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H6195 [31JY])
Old Age Survivors and Disability Income: exclude expenses from the Federal budget (see H.R. 978, H2180 [11AP])
Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H11891 [26NO])
Patents: certain processes (see H.R. 1417, H1757 [13MR])
Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H7199 [1OC])
Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H782 [29JA])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H1473 [7MR])
Public welfare programs: coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families (see H.R. 4046, H11889 [26NO])
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6799 [24SE])
Roads and highways: limit advertising adjacent to Interstate and Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1344, H1472 [7MR])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])
Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H8496 [24OC])
Social Security: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H6387 [2AU])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H7649 [8OC])
Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H2767 [2MY])
South Africa: steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H6388 [2AU])
Soviet Union: most-favored-nation status relative to independence of Baltic States (see H.R. 559, H1849 [19MR])
Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H6139 [30JY])
Student aid programs: legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1671 [12MR])
Taxation: capital gains (see H.R. 3741, H9580 [7NO])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H2083 [22MR])
———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H6138 [30JY])
———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 11, H54 [3JA])
———exclude from gross estate value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 2149, H4099 [6JN])
———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H3149 [15MY])
———gross income limitation applicability to regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2735, H4944 [24JN])
———impose occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases (see H.R. 699, H781 [29JA])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H1669 [12MR])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1136 [21FE])
———prohibit the retroactive application of Dept. of the Treasury regulations (see H.R. 1545, H2181 [11AP])
———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838, H11894 [26NO])
———research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1663, H2107 [9AP])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H3624 [23MY])
———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H5267 [27JN])
———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 1557, H2014 [21MR])
———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H2538 [24AP])
———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H1138 [21FE])
———treatment of the purchase of passenger vehicles relative to the presence of air bags in such vehicles (see H.R. 2518, H3804 [3JN])
Tobacco products: restrict U.S. activities relative to foreign laws regulating marketing (see H.R. 2781, H5209 [26JN])
———restrictions on labeling and advertising on cigarette exports (see H.R. 2779, H5209 [26JN])
Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H1912 [20MR])
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA])
Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H1417 [5MR])
Women: reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H1914 [20MR])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H7863 [15OC])
World War II: establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H4187 [7JN])
———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4186 [7JN])
Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])
Yugoslavia: recognize independence of Croatia and Slovenia (see H. Con. Res. 224, H10724 [20NO])
———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 296, H10931 [22NO])
Remarks by, on
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H5117
Budget: funding for research and development, E454
Children: family, health, and educational issues, E726
Congress: economic growth and domestic spending priorities, H9595 [8NO]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8046
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5117
———making appropriations (H.R. 2707), conference report, H9424 [6NO]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4070 [6JN]
Families and domestic relations: improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (H.R. 2571), E2890
Federal employees: retirement benefits, E1717
Financial institutions: credit crisis, H9089 [4NO]
———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H9089 [4NO]
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2841 [8MY]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2841 [8MY], E1446
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3533
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1831
Human rights: international conditions, E855
IRS: Tax Code simplification, E1403
Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10521
Middle East: military action by Iraq against Israel (H. Con. Res. 41), E338
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H325 [11JA]
NASA: space station development, H4070 [6JN]
National Historic Preservation Act: anniversary, E3390
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (H.R. 1414), E938
Research: human genome project funding, E992
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3909), H11331 [26NO]
———importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products (H.R. 706), E341
———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (H.R. 1497), E1039
———repeal the 30% gross income limitation applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 1597), E1125
University of Texas: anniversary of Anderson Cancer Center, E3657
Veterans Day: observance, E3818
Votes: position on missed, E2127
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1020 [19FE], H1470 [7MR], H1908 [20MR], H2534 [24AP], H3278 [20MY], H4185 [7JN], H6379 [2AU], H8918 [31OC]
Statements
Cuban Missile Crisis: John F. Kennedy, H326 [11JA]
Testimonies
Committee on Energy and Commerce: National Energy Strategy, Focusing on Auto Efficiency and Alternative Fuels, D416 [16AP]
Committee on Rules: Consideration of H.R. 2950, Establishing a National Comprehensive Surface Transportation System, D1291 [22OC]
———National Comprehensive Surface Transportation System (H.R. 2950), D1040 [1AU]
Texts of
H.R. 1414, tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive real estate activities, E939