COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (Select), H888 [5FE]
Conferee: H.R. 707, CFTC appropriations, H7202 [2OC]
———H.R. 1455, authorizing appropriations for intelligence activities, H5270 [9JY]
———H.R. 2038, intelligence services appropriations, H8481 [24OC]
Articles and editorials
Singling Out Arab Americans, Charles M. Lichenstein and Paul M. Joyal, Washington (DC) Post, E238
Bills and resolutions introduced by
District of Columbia: disapproval of council's Schedule of Heights Amendment Act (see H.J. Res. 158, H1325 [28FE])
Health: assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H4437 [12JN])
Taxation: Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H2602 [30AP])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])
Agricultural Act: amend (see H.R. 980, H1671 [12MR])
Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H684 [23JA])
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: lease lands for oil and gas exploration and development (see H.R. 759, H824 [30JA])
Armed Forces: Bronze Star to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in the defense of Corregidor Island in the Philippines (see H.J. Res. 367, H11289 [25NO])
———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H8335 [23OC])
Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H5744 [23JY])
Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act: District of Columbia Council approval (see H.J. Res. 79, H713 [28JA])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2901 [8MY]; H.J. Res. 248, H3625 [23MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])
———reduction of overhead expenditures (see H. Con. Res. 96, H1474 [7MR])
Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H6139 [30JY])
Coins: mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H10932 [22NO])
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H2262 [16AP])
Committee on Intelligence (Select): reduction in size (see H. Res. 125, H2261 [16AP])
———require secrecy oaths for Members and staff (see H. Res. 83, H1079 [20FE])
Committee on Ways and Means: require relief bill committee reports to include the sponsor and revenue cost (see H. Res. 108, H1474 [7MR])
Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see H.R. 2546, H4015 [5JN])
Congress: applicability of laws relative to employment conditions and rights of employees (see H.R. 3734, H9579 [7NO])
———require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146, H6193 [31JY])
Courts: clarify remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 640, H696 [24JA])
———make incarcerated individuals ineligible for witness fees (see H.R. 783, H5267 [27JN])
Crime: life imprisonment for certain criminals convicted a third time (see H.R. 3891, H10931 [22NO])
Disaster Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 2536, H3855 [4JN])
Disasters: loan fund to assist victims of future disasters (see H.R. 3304, H11289 [25NO])
District of Columbia: repeal the Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act (see H.R. 3712, H9392 [5NO])
Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H7381 [3OC])
Education: establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H6539 [12SE])
———student loans of resident physicians (see H.R. 1482, H6386 [2AU])
Employment: restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2915, H5513 [16JY])
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2902 [8MY])
Families and domestic relations: grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H2178 [11AP])
Federal Prison Industries: participation in Federal procurements (see H.R. 3662, H8662 [29OC])
Federal-State Pesticide Regulation Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 3850, H10841 [21NO])
Financial institutions: check cashing procedures at the Sergeant at Arms Bank of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 224, H6799 [24SE])
———limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act: extend the phase-in period under title XI (see H.R. 2115, H2903 [8MY])
Fire fighters: fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H5515 [16JY])
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H1915 [20MR])
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 83, H5451 [15JY])
Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6879 [25SE])
Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign practices that deny fair treatment to U.S. investments (see H.R. 1396, H1669 [12MR])
———review the extent to which foreign countries are in compliance with bilateral agreements with the U.S. (see H.R. 1115, H9043 [1NO])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H5515 [16JY])
Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H2014 [21MR])
Health: access to telecommunications systems used to provide medical information to rural care providers (see H.R. 2232, H2810 [7MY])
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3923, H11288 [25NO])
———reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H6455 [11SE])
———reduce infant mortality by improving services to pregnant women in rural areas (see H.R. 2229, H2810 [7MY])
———rural medical education projects (see H.R. 2233, H2810 [7MY]; H.R. 2236, H2810 [7MY]
Health care facilities: exempt from antitrust laws, certain activities entered into by hospitals in low population areas (see H.R. 2406, H3279 [20MY])
Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H5651 [18JY])
———incentives for physicians to practice in rural areas (see H.R. 2230, H2810 [7MY])
———increase number of individuals serving in clinical laboratories serving rural areas (see H.R. 2405, H3279 [20MY])
High Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 256) (see H.R. 256, H2537 [24AP])
Immigration: exclusion of immigrants infected with the HIV virus (see H.R. 2049, H2535 [24AP])
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H556 [17JA])
Japan: operation and regulation of capital and securities markets (see H.R. 3283, H11892 [26NO])
Jordan: restrict economic and military assistance (see H.R. 1317, H1471 [7MR])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H1474 [7MR])
Labor: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1755, H2686 [1MY])
Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project: authorize construction and testing (see H.R. 1159, H1279 [27FE])
Languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H10544 [19NO])
LSC: improve certain requirements relative to provided funds (see H.R. 1345, H3739 [30MY])
Medicaid: State matching payments through voluntary contributions (see H.R. 1457, H1786 [18MR])
Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1312, H3710 [29MY])
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 13, H84 [4JA])
———demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H1457 [6MR])
———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 95, H1326 [28FE])
National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H4283 [11JN])
National parks: contract awards process (see H. Con. Res. 14, H196 [10JA])
Patents: certain processes (see H.R. 1417, H5596 [17JY])
Postal Service: establish commission to investigate (see H. Res. 194, H6195 [31JY])
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 240, H5515 [16JY])
Public Health Service: response to shortage of health care providers as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.J. Res. 128, H1163 [26FE])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H2375 [17AP])
Public welfare programs: coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families (see H.R. 4046, H11889 [26NO])
Real property: tax incentives and benefits to revive the real estate market (see H.R. 3824, H10932 [22NO])
———tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H6385 [2AU])
Revenue Reconciliation Act: repeal tax increases (see H.R. 2257, H3806 [3JN])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])
Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H6317 [1AU])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6941 [26SE])
———remove limitation on amount of outside income individuals may earn while receiving benefits (see H.R. 249, H196 [10JA])
Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5515 [16JY])
States: taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H7199 [1OC])
Tariff: semiconductors (see H.R. 1930, H10544 [19NO])
Taxation: allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 352, H855 [4FE])
———capital gains (see H.R. 3128, H6192 [31JY])
———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2769 [2MY])
———codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H11892 [26NO])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H6675 [17SE])
———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H606 [18JA])
———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H3149 [15MY])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H854 [4FE]; H.R. 1248, H1414 [5MR])
———importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products (see H.R. 706, H1475 [7MR])
———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H825 [30JA])
———income tax credit for amounts contributed to a health care savings account (see H.R. 702, H1138 [21FE])
———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2812 [7MY])
———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 246, H606 [18JA])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H7199 [1OC])
———private retirement incentive employer matching plans (see H.R. 2294, H5665 [22JY])
———repeal certain limitations on the one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287, H1455 [6MR])
———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H4284 [11JN])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 710, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1186, H1914 [20MR])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H7380 [3OC])
———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H12063 [3JA])
———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H2769 [2MY])
———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 1557, H11891 [26NO])
———withholding of income tax from wages paid for agricultural labor (see H.R. 924, H2470 [23AP])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H556 [17JA])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA])
———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H11894 [26NO])
———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H7801 [10OC])
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H1472 [7MR])
Letters
District of Columbia action on the Schedule of Heights Amendment Act: Blagden Alley Association, H1440 [6MR]
———Midway Civic Association, H1440 [6MR]
———National Trust for Historic Preservation, H1440 [6MR]
———Smithsonian Institution, H1440 [6MR]
Extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority: by, H3502 [23MY]
Remarks by, on
Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, and Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: authorizing additional construction appropriations (H.R. 429), H4806 [20JN]
District of Columbia: disapproval of council's Schedule of Heights Amendment Act (H.J. Res. 158), H1439 [6MR], E713
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H10608 [20NO]
EPA: regulation policy, H1852 [20MR]
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), H11364
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101, 146), consideration (H. Res. 158), H3502 [23MY]
Government: intrusive regulation of business and industry, H1790 [19MR]
Government regulation: economic impact, H1918 [21MR]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2038), H4243 [11JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2038), conference report, H10631 [20NO]
Lubbock, TX: tribute to Reese Air Force Base, E2438
Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H163 [10JA]
Small Business Week: observance, H2894
Wetlands: conservation and management (H.R. 1330), H2787 [7MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H5265 [27JN]
Tributes
Hull, James T., E1476