HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)

Articles and editorials

Growing Spare Parts for People in Space?—NASA Device Revolutionizes Cell Culturing, Kathy Sawyer, Washington (DC) Post, E3954 [21NO], E4062 [25NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Employment: valuation of stock received by certain employees relative to performance of services as employees (see H.R. 2480, H3709 [29MY])

Space policy: biomedical research (see H.R. 3922, H11288 [25NO])

———development of commercial space activities (see H.R. 3848, H10841 [21NO])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H6386 [2AU])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H11892 [26NO])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H1760 [13MR])

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: lease lands for oil and gas exploration and development (see H.R. 759, H824 [30JA])

Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H2086 [22MR])

Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H7200 [1OC])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H11115 [23NO])

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H2188 [15AP])

Big Thicket National Preserve: increase size (see H.R. 1592, H6940 [26SE])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H2470 [23AP])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H4438 [12JN])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2376 [17AP]; H.J. Res. 248, H2901 [8MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H2108 [9AP])

Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H6139 [30JY])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H6138 [30JY])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H5910 [25JY])

Communications: improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 531, H512 [15JA])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6318 [1AU])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5746 [23JY])

Dept. of Defense: reduce budget (see H. Res. 233, H8189 [22OC])

Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 3082, H10544 [19NO])

District of Columbia: approval of Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act (see H.J. Res. 79, H855 [4FE])

Drug abuse: use of certain grants for treatment of intravenous drug abuse (see H.R. 2235, H2810 [7MY])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H5665 [22JY])

Education: improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H8787 [30OC])

———promote the teaching of civics and character values in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2125, H2570 [29AP])

Edwards, Ralph: relief (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])

Elections: constitutional amendment relative to contributions and expenditures of congressional, Presidential, State, and local (see H.J. Res. 224, H11115 [23NO])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1915 [20MR])

Executive departments: options for shared services in Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HHS (see H. Con. Res. 146, H2811 [7MY])

FAA: publish flight charts for visual flight routes (see H.R. 3243, H6382 [2AU])

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H1474 [7MR])

Federal employees: allow time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors (see H.R. 658, H3495 [22MY])

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to bottled water (see H.R. 3545, H9144 [4NO])

FERC: jurisdiction over sale of natural gas for motor vehicle fuel (see H.R. 1089, H1417 [5MR])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 83, H892 [5FE])

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, H10843 [21NO])

Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10543 [19NO])

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H3624 [23MY])

Health: access to telecommunications systems used to provide medical information to rural care providers (see H.R. 2232, H2810 [7MY])

———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, H2811 [7MY])

———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: 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])

———requirements relative to training in family medicine (see H.R. 2231, H2810 [7MY])

Hunger: ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H1324 [28FE])

Income: treatment of telephone and electric cooperative pension plans (see H.R. 2031, H3806 [3JN])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2181 [11AP])

Japan: operation and regulation of capital and securities markets (see H.R. 3283, H11892 [26NO])

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H1914 [20MR])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H2263 [16AP])

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8120 [21OC])

———regulations relative to certain contributions, taxes, and transfers toward State expenditures (see H.R. 3550, H8189 [22OC])

Medicare: due process protections to institutions subject to State certifications (see H.R. 2240, H2811 [7MY])

Members of Congress: pay rate adjustments (see H.R. 811, H1456 [6MR])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H6318 [1AU])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H7726 [9OC])

Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H3625 [23MY])

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1988, H2467 [23AP])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H10269 [14NO])

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272, H10932 [22NO])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7649 [8OC])

National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 316, H6676 [17SE])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5910 [25JY])

National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H5451 [15JY])

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 Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H4016 [5JN])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H6387 [2AU])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H2376 [17AP])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H5515 [16JY])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H7381 [3OC])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H2770 [2MY])

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H11289 [25NO])

National parks: restrict concessionaire contracts (see H.R. 542, H993 [6FE])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H6194 [31JY])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6318 [1AU])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H7314 [2OC])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H6721 [23SE])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8102 [17OC])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H7815 [11OC])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H3710 [29MY])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2087 [22MR])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H8189 [22OC])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H6458 [11SE])

Nuclear energy: standardize plant designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 1184, H3371 [21MY])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H7981 [16OC])

Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])

Pharmaceuticals: penalties for illegal activities relative to the approval of abbreviated drug applications (see H.R. 2454, H3622 [23MY])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H5515 [16JY])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H7726 [9OC])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6601 [16SE])

Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H6318 [1AU])

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, H990 [6FE])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 249, H77 [4JA]; H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H8577 [28OC])

Space policy: continuation of Landsat remote-sensing satellite program (see H.R. 2449, H3622 [23MY])

States: taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H4098 [6JN])

Taxation: cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H3035 [14MY])

———codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H6384 [2AU])

———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])

———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])

———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])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H4437 [12JN])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])

———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497, H2394 [18AP])

———passbook savings accounts interest income (see H.R. 4067, H11889 [26NO])

———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for purchase of a first home (see H.R. 1696, H6798 [24SE])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H6138 [30JY])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H6798 [24SE])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H6539 [12SE])

———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, H3280 [20MY])

———treatment of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 34, H2374 [17AP])

Television: access of home satellite antenna users to video programming (see H.R. 3420, H6940 [26SE])

Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H1849 [19MR])

Transportation: establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see H.R. 1538, H3037 [14MY])

Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H512 [15JA])

———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H8496 [24OC])

———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H9493 [6NO])

———service pensions for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H1080 [20FE])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H6385 [2AU])

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])

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4044 [6JN]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H346 [11JA]

NASA: authorizing appropriations, H4044 [6JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1988), H2706, H2717, H2719, H2720 [2MY], H9564 [7NO]

———random drug testing for employees, H2723 [2MY]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: observance, E3731 [6NO]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3678, H3680 [29MY], E1975 [30MY]

Research: superconducting supercollider funding, H3678, H3680 [29MY], E1975 [30MY]

Space policy: biomedical research (H.R. 3922), E4061 [25NO]

———development of commercial space activities (H.R. 3848), E3954 [21NO], E3969 [22NO]

———launching of Government satellites, H2717 [2MY]

Space Shuttle Program: anniversary, E1349 [18AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2391 [18AP], H11286 [25NO]

Summaries

Commercial Space Competitiveness Act (H.R. 3848), E3970 [22NO]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2519), D699 [5JN]

———NASA Appropriations (H.R. 1988), D507 [30AP]

Committee on the Budget (House): Priorities in Science Funding, D889 [11JY]

Superconducting Supercollider Funding: Leon M. Lederman, H3678-H3680 [29MY]

Tributes

Barringer, Mike, E3155 [25SE]

Kochan, Joey, E3726 [6NO]

Peoples, Clint, E3959 [22NO]

Sapp, Jason, E3731 [6NO]

Williams, Ted, H7163 [1OC]