GEREN, PETE (a Representative from Texas)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Foreign aid: reform programs to promote the purchase of U.S. goods and services and democracy in Eastern Europe (see H.R. 2137, H2601 [30AP])
Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 3175, H6316 [1AU])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2181 [11AP])
Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H6457 [11SE])
Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10842 [21NO])
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: receipts and disbursements relative to Federal budget totals (see H.R. 2693, H8919 [31OC])
American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H5746 [23JY])
Animals: prohibit use of live animals as visual lures in dog racing and training (see H.R. 318, H5211 [26JN])
Appropriations: rescind certain unauthorized funds (see H.R. 2643, H7381 [3OC])
Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1849 [19MR])
Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H11893 [26NO])
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H4438 [12JN])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])
———reduction of overhead expenditures (see H. Con. Res. 96, H2954 [9MY])
CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124, H6539 [12SE])
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1670 [12MR])
Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H5650 [18JY])
———mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H11892 [26NO])
———mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H1670 [12MR])
Commission on Defense Base Closure and Realignment: recommendations relative to installations outside the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 313, H5978 [29JY])
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H11893 [26NO])
Copyrights: digital audio recordings (see H.R. 3204, H11891 [26NO])
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6540 [12SE])
Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H12063 [3JA])
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5746 [23JY])
Dept. of Defense: environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H2686 [1MY])
Dept. of Transportation: establish an advisory committee on civil tiltrotor development (see H.R. 3537, H7725 [9OC])
Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 556, H556 [17JA])
Economy: encourage commercial financial liquidity (see H.J. Res. 369, H11894 [26NO])
Education: establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H5979 [29JY])
———postsecondary education assistance to disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2943, H10544 [19NO])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H854 [4FE])
FAA: publish flight charts for visual flight routes (see H.R. 3243, H6382 [2AU])
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2902 [8MY])
Families and domestic relations: enforcement of child support obligations (see H.R. 3677, H11892 [26NO])
———grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H2686 [1MY])
Federal employees: obstetrical health benefit provider requirements (see H.R. 1021, H1078 [20FE])
———reimburse child adoption expenses (see H.R. 1386, H7199 [1OC])
———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1787 [18MR])
Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H2137 [10AP])
Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H1757 [13MR])
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 84, H1081 [20FE])
Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H7200 [1OC])
Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])
Foreign trade: tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H196 [10JA])
Forests: protection of biodiversity and restraint on clearcutting (see H.R. 1969, H5596 [17JY])
———protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H987 [6FE])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])
Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H5210 [26JN])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H7726 [9OC])
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H4187 [7JN])
Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10543 [19NO])
Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H2812 [7MY])
Health: assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H5342 [10JY])
———establish medical research alliance between Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 111, H1280 [27FE])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])
Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H.J. Res. 88, H1672 [12MR]; H. Con. Res. 81, H8189 [22OC])
Income tax: include organ donation information with individual return payments (see H.R. 993, H1077 [20FE])
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2565 [25AP])
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H2539 [24AP])
———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 167, H4284 [11JN])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3495 [22MY])
Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1254, H1415 [5MR])
Medicaid: regulations relative to certain contributions, taxes, and transfers toward State expenditures (see H.R. 3550, H8662 [29OC])
Military bases: requirements for clean up of certain bases scheduled for closure (see H.R. 2197, H6386 [2AU])
Military Order of the World Wars: grant charter (see H.R. 3071, H6675 [17SE])
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H9393 [5NO])
National Air and Space Museum Expansion Site Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 3281, H7381 [3OC])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H2565 [25AP])
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 232, H2687 [1MY])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2263 [16AP])
National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H5451 [15JY])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2469 [23AP])
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H6602 [16SE])
National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7801 [10OC])
National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3808, H10543 [19NO])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H8787 [30OC])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H7200 [1OC])
National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])
National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2137 [10AP])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H7649 [8OC])
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5818 [24JY])
National Labor Relations Act: coverage of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2223, H11891 [26NO])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6458 [11SE])
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259, H3494 [22MY])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H5818 [24JY])
National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H4283 [11JN])
National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H3037 [14MY])
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H4438 [12JN])
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2602 [30AP])
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H7382 [3OC])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H6879 [25SE])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8663 [29OC])
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5650 [18JY])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3710 [29MY])
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2954 [9MY])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H9144 [4NO])
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H6941 [26SE])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H6799 [24SE])
Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H5650 [18JY])
Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H6138 [30JY])
POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H5650 [18JY])
Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H2902 [8MY])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H2375 [17AP])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H1417 [5MR])
———treatment of newsprint (see H.R. 873, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of scrap tires (see H.R. 871, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H989 [6FE])
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H10931 [22NO])
Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H5341 [10JY])
Rural areas: crime and drug control (see H.R. 2959, H6602 [16SE])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1475 [7MR])
Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H5451 [15JY])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H5211 [26JN])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H8335 [23OC])
Southwest Stars and Stripes Salute: recognize as national event (see H. Con. Res. 154, H5267 [27JN])
Space policy: biomedical research (see H.R. 3922, H11288 [25NO])
———development of commercial space activities (see H.R. 3848, H11894 [26NO])
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, H4098 [6JN]; H.R. 1655, H4098 [6JN]
Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2783 [6MY])
———contribution of $1 of individual income tax refund to local antidrug programs (see H.R. 357, H1138 [21FE])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H8188 [22OC])
———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H10842 [21NO])
———deductions for business use of a dwelling unit (see H.R. 3599, H11892 [26NO])
———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H9043 [1NO])
———Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H3038 [14MY])
———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, H2399 [22AP])
———incentives for establishing businesses within closed military bases and hiring displaced employees (see H.R. 3112, H6137 [30JY])
———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 246, H993 [6FE])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H6138 [30JY])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H5211 [26JN])
———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H3623 [23MY])
———treatment of certain common investment funds (see H.R. 1733, H6539 [12SE])
———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 1557, H7815 [11OC])
———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H5050 [25JN])
Up With People Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 345, H7815 [11OC])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1282 [27FE])
Veterans: award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H7199 [1OC])
———clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (see H.R. 555, H782 [29JA])
———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, H8335 [23OC])
———health care programs (see H.R. 2280, H3806 [3JN])
———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H6457 [11SE])
———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1326 [28FE])
———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 598, H782 [29JA])
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2902 [8MY])
———environmental research (see H.R. 3578, H9393 [5NO])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H8102 [17OC])
World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])
Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])
Court decisions
Texas Dept. of Community Affairs v. Burdine: Supreme Court, H3941 [5JN]
Messages
Second Biennial Revision to the U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Bush, H5742 [23JY]
Remarks by, on
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3941 [5JN]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), H9550 [7NO]
Crime: gun control, H8033 [17OC]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8033 [17OC]
Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 556), H732 [29JA]
Employment: quotas, H3941 [5JN]
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2874 [8MY]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2874 [8MY]
Foreign aid: reform programs to promote the purchase of U.S. goods and services and democracy in Eastern Europe (H.R. 2137), H2598 [30AP]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5582 [17JY]
Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H303 [11JA]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H465 [12JA]
———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H584 [18JA]
Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3680 [29MY]
Research: superconducting supercollider funding, H3680 [29MY]
Special order: granted, H2600 [30AP]
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8245 [23OC]
———establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, H11513 [26NO]
Votes: position on missed, E1245
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H3147 [15MY]
Special order: granted, H2766 [2MY], H8463 [23OC]
Testimonies
Committee on Armed Services (House): Military Construction Authorization Act (H.R. 1208), D360 [21MR]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: International Air Transportation Competition Act Amendment (H.R. 858), D1144 [24SE]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Adoption of Romanian Children, D698 [5JN]
Tributes
Brooks, Marion (Jack), E3609
Guinn, Edward, E3607
Hamilton, Walter E., E1962
Ranger, Raymond E., E1287
Troutman, George G., E4120