GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments offered by, to
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8614, H8625 [29OC]
Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8614, H8625 [29OC]
Appointments
Committee on Aging (Select), H1088 [21FE]
Committee on Hunger (Select), H1088 [21FE]
Articles and editorials
When the Nearest Doctor is Across the Chesapeake Bay, John F. Yarbrough, Washington (DC) Post, H6277
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Assateague Island National Seashore: authorize acreage on the Maryland mainland (see H.R. 2963, H5664 [22JY])
Ships and vessels: clear certain licensing impediments (see H.R. 2491, H3709 [29MY])
Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 3618, H8334 [23OC])
Wetlands: administration of Federal permits for activities (see H.R. 3492, H7379 [3OC])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H1774 [14MR])
Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])
Antarctic regions: environmental protection treaty (see H.R. 1920, H2399 [22AP])
———oil spill protection (see H.R. 1921, H2399 [22AP])
Appropriations: line-item rescission authority (see H.R. 617, H3624 [23MY])
Armed Forces: cancellation of student loans and restore certain educational benefits to members serving in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 821, H2375 [17AP])
———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H1080 [20FE])
———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H2086 [22MR])
———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H2180 [11AP])
———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by members called to active duty during Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1016, H1078 [20FE])
———survivor annuity for widows of certain retirement-eligible Reserve members (see H.R. 75, H6539 [12SE])
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H2188 [15AP])
Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2541, H5300 [9JY])
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1417 [5MR])
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H606 [18JA])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 248, H4868 [20JN]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])
———establish and evaluate performance standards and goals for expenditures (see H.R. 1800, H5818 [24JY])
———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H1025 [19FE])
———reform process (see H.R. 298, H2375 [17AP])
Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H7863 [15OC])
Cheney, Dick: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H5342 [10JY])
Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 850, H988 [6FE])
Children and youth: Federal funding for food for low-income children in day care (see H.R. 1460, H1786 [18MR])
Coastal zones: authorize use of apportionments for pumpout stations for marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 1297, H2962 [13MY])
Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H2538 [24AP])
———mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1658, H2085 [22MR])
———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H7863 [15OC])
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H9581 [7NO])
Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (see H.R. 656, H2537 [24AP])
Congress: require disclosure of information (see H.R. 3532, H7725 [9OC])
———require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146, H6193 [31JY])
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])
Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 1253, H1415 [5MR])
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H7380 [3OC])
Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.J. Res. 92, H1281 [27FE])
Dept. of the Environment: establish (see H.R. 3121, H10842 [21NO])
Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 2941, H5649 [18JY])
Disabled: taxation of certain equipment, parts, or accessories installed on passenger vehicles (see H.R. 974, H1281 [27FE])
Drug abuse: use of certain grants for treatment of intravenous drug abuse (see H.R. 2235, H3710 [29MY])
Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6941 [26SE])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2087 [22MR])
Economic Recovery Tax Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 315, H5979 [29JY])
Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H6675 [17SE])
Education: improve (see H.R. 2460, H3623 [23MY])
———reduce student loan defaults (see H.R. 1118, H1418 [5MR])
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3770, H10723 [20NO])
Emergency management: coordinate Federal agencies, Armed Forces, and State and local governments for urban search and heavy rescue response plans (see H. Con. Res. 77, H1280 [27FE])
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1476 [7MR])
Employment: restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2915, H8662 [29OC])
Endangered species: strengthen conservation programs (see H.R. 4045, H11889 [26NO])
Executive Departments: options for shared services in Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HHS (see H. Con. Res. 146, H3711 [29MY])
FAA: publish flight charts for visual flight routes (see H.R. 3243, H6382 [2AU])
Family and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H.R. 1252, H1415 [5MR]; H. Con. Res. 89, H1416 [5MR])
FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H5596 [17JY])
Federal employees: certain contributions required under retirement provisions (see H.R. 110, H4550 [13JN])
———early delivery of certain annuities checks (see H.R. 802, H3624 [23MY])
———expedite processing of applications for retirement benefits (see H.R. 331, H3624 [23MY])
———honoraria (see H.R. 325, H387 [11JA]; H.R. 414, H5432 [11JY])
———pay increase for Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton metropolitan area (see H.R. 3412, H9043 [1NO])
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing appropriations for activities (see H.R. 2042, H2535 [24AP])
Federal Reserve System: GAO audit (see H.R. 1468, H6539 [12SE])
Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H2470 [23AP])
Fire fighters: fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H5515 [16JY])
Fish: authorizing appropriations for the conservation of striped bass (see H.R. 2387, H3856 [4JN])
———conservation and management of weakfish (see H.R. 2588, H4186 [7JN])
Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6879 [25SE])
Foreign trade: voluntary restraint agreements (see H. Res. 297, H10931 [22NO])
Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H9392 [5NO])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H5515 [16JY])
GATT: oilseeds panel ruling against the European Community (see H. Res. 257, H10843 [21NO])
Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10932 [22NO])
———greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H7551 [7OC])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H697 [24JA])
Health: air transport of rural victims of medical emergencies (see H.R. 2234, H3710 [29MY])
———analysis of urban and rural area statistics (see H.R. 2238, H5211 [26JN])
———assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H11891 [26NO])
———reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H7801 [10OC])
———rural medical education projects (see H.R. 2236, H5211 [26JN])
Health care facilities: exempt from antitrust laws, certain activities entered into by hospitals in low population areas (see H.R. 2406, H3806 [3JN])
Health care professionals: increase number of individuals serving in clinical laboratories serving rural areas (see H.R. 2405, H3806 [3JN])
———requirements relative to training in family medicine (see H.R. 2231, H4016 [5JN])
House of Representatives: establish Commission on Congressional Reform (see H. Res. 26, H11894 [26NO])
House Rules: amend relative to economic impact statements for legislation increasing taxes or fees on the maritime industry (see H. Res. 315, H11890 [26NO])
Housing: rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251, H1414 [5MR])
Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H4016 [5JN])
———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H6385 [2AU])
Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 81, H2087 [22MR])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H2180 [11AP])
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H6387 [2AU])
Japan: operation and regulation of capital and securities markets (see H.R. 3283, H11892 [26NO])
Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H4438 [12JN])
Kuwait: reconstruction contract awards (see H. Res. 18, H1418 [5MR])
Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H6798 [24SE])
Latin America: cooperation with U.S. in science and technology (see H.R. 3215, H6381 [2AU])
Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights: establish (see H.R. 2946, H5979 [29JY])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H1759 [13MR])
Marine mammals: examine health of populations and treatment during catastrophic events (see H.R. 3486, H8662 [29OC])
———protection in State waters (see H.R. 3132, H8496 [24OC])
Medicare: payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H8102 [17OC])
———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H9144 [4NO])
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on compensation (see H. Con. Res. 194, H6317 [1AU])
Merchant marine: fair implementation of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44, H10365 [18NO])
———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44, H10365 [18NO])
Merchant seamen: include service during World War II as military service relative to the civil service retirement system (see H.R. 1512, H2181 [11AP])
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 13, H196 [10JA])
———demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H3281 [20MY])
———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 95, H1326 [28FE]; H. Res. 97, H1916 [20MR])
Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H3804 [3JN])
National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H9581 [7NO])
National Air and Space Museum Expansion Site Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 3281, H6384 [2AU])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7815 [11OC])
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H2016 [21MR])
National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5979 [29JY])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H1473 [7MR])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2263 [16AP])
National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])
National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1024 [19FE])
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3808, H10543 [19NO])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H992 [6FE])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H5515 [16JY])
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H5818 [24JY])
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H6690 [19SE])
National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])
National Institute of Nursing Research: designate (see H.R. 2447, H5650 [18JY])
National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H2109 [9AP])
National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 348, H10366 [18NO])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H5818 [24JY])
National Nurses Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 269, H6458 [11SE])
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])
National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H1915 [20MR])
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H1137 [21FE])
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2602 [30AP])
National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 129, H1787 [18MR])
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6318 [1AU])
National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H1672 [12MR])
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H2399 [22AP])
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H1457 [6MR])
National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1281 [27FE])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H4016 [5JN])
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1370, H2686 [1MY])
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H5212 [26JN])
National Tax Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 220, H2812 [7MY])
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H9581 [7NO])
National Walk For Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 170, H1759 [13MR])
National Wildlife Refuge System: management (see H.R. 2881, H5432 [11JY])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H7981 [16OC])
NSF: adjust authorizations (see H.R. 2282, H2952 [9MY])
———authorize environmental activities in the Antarctic (see H.R. 3065, H5978 [29JY])
———establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936, H7725 [9OC])
Operation Homefront: supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 99, H1760 [13MR])
Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H7981 [16OC])
Power resources: encourage energy conservation among farmers, ranchers, forest industry, and utilizers of wood (see H.R. 1418, H1757 [13MR])
———energy conservation program (see H.R. 1196, H2137 [10AP])
POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H1278 [27FE])
Presidents: line-item veto (see H. Res. 152, H3149 [15MY])
Public buildings: display of the POW/MIA flag (see H.J. Res. 164, H2017 [21MR])
Public Health Service: establish Office of Rural Mental Health (see H.R. 2237, H4557 [17JN])
Radio: broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 1049, H2602 [30AP])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H2570 [29AP])
Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H8787 [30OC])
Refuse disposal: extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H2769 [2MY])
———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H9144 [4NO])
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6601 [16SE])
Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H1081 [20FE])
Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H9614 [8NO])
———fees for a person engaged in carriage of goods or passengers by vessel for hire (see H.R. 4032, H11888 [26NO])
———provision of health and other humanitarian services to developing countries (see H.R. 2832, H8102 [17OC])
———remedy injury to shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 2709, H4866 [20JN])
Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H8335 [23OC])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])
———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H5050 [25JN])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H8787 [30OC])
———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H3495 [22MY])
Solid waste: refund value for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 997, H1281 [27FE])
———require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see H.R. 2095, H2563 [25AP])
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: regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H7815 [11OC])
———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H4550 [13JN])
Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H4284 [11JN])
———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H3805 [3JN])
———computing of deductions allowable to home day care providers for the business use of their homes (see H.R. 2008, H3495 [22MY])
———deductions for business use of a dwelling unit (see H.R. 3599, H8187 [22OC])
———earned income tax credit for families with young children (see H.R. 2633, H6540 [12SE])
———energy investment credit for solar and geothermal energy (see H.R. 1652, H2181 [11AP])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H5818 [24JY])
———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H1415 [5MR])
———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H3037 [14MY])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H2375 [17AP]; H.R. 1406, H4438 [12JN])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H10931 [22NO])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H8496 [24OC])
———provide certain taxpayers representation by certified public accountants (see H.R. 1485, H11894 [26NO])
———reinstate investment tax credit and reduce capital gains taxes (see H.R. 2359, H3149 [15MY])
———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, H4613 [18JN]; H.R. 2604, H6386 [2AU])
———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H2375 [17AP])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H6539 [12SE])
———treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 3166, H8496 [24OC])
———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H1326 [28FE])
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1523, H6940 [26SE])
Transportation: traffic congestion on interstate highways (see H.R. 946, H2262 [16AP])
Ukranian American Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 976, H1417 [5MR])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1024 [19FE])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H5341 [10JY])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H640 [22JA])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H2262 [16AP])
Wallenberg, Raoul: release of prison records by the Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 58, H1327 [28FE])
Water: protection of sole source aquifers (see H.R. 688, H1080 [20FE])
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371, H9580 [7NO])
Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H1475 [7MR])
Wetlands: environmental research (see H.R. 3578, H9393 [5NO])
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H8102 [17OC])
World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H3495 [22MY])
World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])
———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])
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H5453 [16JY]
Remarks by, on
Children and youth: hunger and poverty, H5809
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3851 [4JN]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), E4259
———registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (H.R. 2553), E4259
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5478 [16JY]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8607, H8614, H8615, H8625, H8626, H8627, H8628, H8631 [29OC]
Ecology and environment: study wetlands relative to fish and wildlife conservation, H8625, H8626, H8627, H8628, H8631 [29OC]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H8542 [24OC], E3435
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2838 [8MY]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2838 [8MY]
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4318 [12JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6290
Hunger: alleviate conditions, H4318 [12JN]
———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (H.R. 1202), H5809
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5582 [17JY]
Maryland: Federal highway projects, H8263
Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H358 [11JA]
———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), E228
Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8607, H8614, H8615, H8625, H8626, H8627, H8628, H8631 [29OC]
POW/MIA: disclosure of information on certain U.S. personnel, H6670 [17SE]
Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), H6576
———unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), consideration (H. Res. 221), H6566
Rural areas: access to and delivery of health services, H6277
Small business: loan funding to support research, development on, and demonstration of commercial feasibility of advanced technologies and products in certain fields, H5478 [16JY]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 967), H3468 [22MY]
Special order: granted, H2534 [24AP]
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8263
Unemployment: emergency compensation (S. 1722), conference report, H7142
Wetlands: environmental research (H.R. 3578), H8585 [29OC]
———protection, E3429
———regulation, H8614 [29OC]
Testimonies
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Reauthorization, D1260 [16OC]
Tributes
Barcase, Norman, H1920 [21MR]
Zielenski, John, H1920 [21MR]