HANCOCK, MELTON D. (MEL) (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2100, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, H7201 [2OC]

———S. 347, revitalize the defense industrial base, H7776 [10OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: clarify remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 640, H696 [24JA])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])

———parental notification requirements (see H.R. 1397, H2137 [10AP])

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10269 [14NO])

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H6139 [30JY])

———rescind certain unauthorized funds (see H.R. 2643, H4549 [13JN])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2471 [23AP])

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, H9144 [4NO])

———duty assignments for married couples and single parents (see H.R. 1081, H1417 [5MR])

———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 1024, H1417 [5MR])

———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H1138 [21FE])

———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2177 [11AP])

———withhold Federal assistance to State or local subdivisions providing sanctuary to members avoiding obligatory service (see H.R. 611, H683 [23JA])

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2137 [10AP]; H.J. Res. 248, H2901 [8MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H2136 [10AP])

———reform process (see H.R. 298, H78 [4JA])

———spending level increase guidelines (see H.R. 2241, H3281 [20MY])

Capital punishment: impose on individuals convicted of certain crimes in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 596, H684 [23JA])

CBO: neutrality (see H.R. 2870, H6602 [16SE])

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H6139 [30JY])

Civil Rights Act: free speech rights of college students (see H.R. 1380, H3805 [3JN])

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1375, H1668 [12MR])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H2538 [24AP])

———mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H11289 [25NO])

———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: admission of minority students (see H. Con. Res. 102, H1914 [20MR])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H3280 [20MY])

Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution: extend (see H.R. 3728, H9579 [7NO])

Committee on Appropriations: establish a Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 204, H10724 [20NO])

Committee on Intelligence (Select): require secrecy oaths for Members and staff (see H. Res. 83, H1760 [13MR])

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (House): establish as a standing committee (see H. Res. 80, H1079 [20FE])

Committee on Ways and Means: require relief bill committee reports to include the sponsor and revenue cost (see H. Res. 108, H2954 [9MY])

Communism: international memorial to victims (see H. Con. Res. 228, H8787 [30OC])

Congress: accuracy of congressional revenue estimates (see H.R. 3212, H7801 [10OC])

———application of laws which affect private sector and Federal Government (see H. Con. Res. 225, H9044 [1NO])

———require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146, H6193 [31JY])

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Presidential recommendations relative to ratification (see H. Res. 261, H8495 [24OC])

Courts: standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H5908 [25JY])

Crime: life imprisonment for certain criminals convicted a third time (see H.R. 3891, H10931 [22NO])

———monetary awards for persons providing information leading to the arrest of certain drug suspects (see H.R. 1356, H4612 [18JN])

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H2087 [22MR])

Diseases: establish protections against certain communicable diseases for health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2788, H5342 [10JY])

Drug abuse: tax return designation of $1 for drug treatment and rehabilitation (see H.R. 942, H991 [6FE])

Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (see H.R. 2806, H7648 [8OC])

Economic Recovery Tax Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 315, H5979 [29JY])

Economy: encourage commercial financial liquidity (see H.J. Res. 369, H11894 [26NO])

———incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H6675 [17SE])

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, H6387 [2AU])

Employment: restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2915, H5513 [16JY])

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2180 [11AP])

Federal employees: age requirements for Federal law enforcement officers and fire fighters (see H.R. 961, H1670 [12MR])

———limit growth in the size of civilian work force (see H.R. 2595, H4186 [7JN])

———limit increase within each branch of the Government (see H.R. 1897, H2373 [17AP])

Federal Prison Industries: participation in Federal procurements (see H.R. 3662, H8662 [29OC])

Federal Reserve System: GAO audit (see H.R. 1468, H4016 [5JN])

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: wetlands guidelines (see H.R. 404, H1281 [27FE])

Financial institutions: improve the qualified thrift lender test (see H.R. 1718, H3710 [29MY])

———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, H3622 [23MY])

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. 83, H892 [5FE])

Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070, H9580 [7NO])

Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6879 [25SE])

Foreign aid: assistance for transition from communism to democracy (see H.R. 1080, H1136 [21FE])

Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign practices that deny fair treatment to U.S. investments (see H.R. 1396, H1669 [12MR])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H6457 [11SE])

FRS: modernize (see H.R. 1130, H2902 [8MY])

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, H4284 [11JN])

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3923, H11288 [25NO]; H.R. 4054, H11889 [26NO])

Health care professionals: alternative dispute resolution systems for medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3516, H7647 [8OC])

———excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H7199 [1OC])

———increase number of individuals serving in clinical laboratories serving rural areas (see H.R. 2405, H5341 [10JY])

House of Representatives: require three-fifths majority vote on passage of legislation increasing revenues (see H. Res. 141, H2903 [8MY])

House Rules: amend relative to making appropriations for the VA (see H. Res. 64, H1139 [21FE])

Hungary: political reform (see H.J. Res. 292, H5267 [27JN])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H.J. Res. 88, H1476 [7MR]; H. Con. Res. 47, H1672 [12MR]; H. Con. Res. 81, H1916 [20MR])

Immigration: document fraud (see H.R. 3438, H7198 [1OC])

———enforcement of employer sanctions (see H.R. 3440, H7198 [1OC])

———Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 3441, H7198 [1OC])

———law enforcement (see H.R. 3439, H7198 [1OC])

———transport of illegal aliens for the purpose of employment (see H.R. 3442, H7198 [1OC])

Income: treat of Federal pay the same as non-Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal process (see H.R. 643, H782 [29JA])

International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 858, H6138 [30JY])

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

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, H2178 [11AP])

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H57 [3JA])

Languages: constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 81, H713 [28JA])

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H3280 [20MY])

Mark Twain National Forest: land acquisition (see H.R. 963, H1023 [19FE])

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 21, H61 [3JA]; H.J. Res. 22, H61 [3JA]

———pay rate adjustments (see H.R. 811, H1456 [6MR])

———permanent appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 3376, H7801 [10OC])

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])

———Iraqi environmental terrorism of crude oil dumping in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 57, H1476 [7MR])

———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 95, H1326 [28FE])

Missouri: direct acquisitions within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and establish the Greer Spring Special Management Area (see H.R. 3604, H8187 [22OC])

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 299, H2393 [18AP])

National dividend plan: establish (see H.R. 430, H3624 [23MY])

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 299, H2393 [18AP])

National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371, H81 [4JA])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1476 [7MR])

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 observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H195 [10JA]; H.R. 1882, H2373 [17AP])

Nuclear energy: standardize plant designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 1184, H2953 [9MY])

Panama: encourage negotiations toward a military base rights agreement (see H. Con. Res. 103, H2015 [21MR])

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

Petroleum: excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 173, H6318 [1AU])

Postal Service: establish commission to investigate (see H. Res. 194, H6195 [31JY])

———mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H2136 [10AP])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H2537 [24AP])

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 240, H5515 [16JY])

Presidents: line-item veto (see H. Res. 152, H3149 [15MY])

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, H2602 [30AP])

Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H2375 [17AP])

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H2602 [30AP])

Religion: freedom (see H.R. 4040, H11888 [26NO])

Resolution Trust Corp.: asset disposition procedures (see H. Con. Res. 137, H2537 [24AP])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H3805 [3JN])

Revenue Reconciliation Act: repeal tax increases (see H.R. 2257, H5910 [25JY])

Roads and highways: motor carrier transportation (see H.R. 1064, H1136 [21FE])

Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H. Res. 107, H6540 [12SE])

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: coverage of services performed by election officials and workers (see H.R. 1691, H4612 [18JN])

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

———pay-as-you-go financing (see H.R. 524, H1138 [21FE])

Soviet Union: revoke U.S. taxpayer subsidies relative to military action in Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 80, H605 [18JA])

———withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234, H7382 [3OC])

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: prohibit imposition of income tax on pensions of nonresident individuals (see H.R. 431, H782 [29JA])

———regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H7649 [8OC])

———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 1655, H2137 [10AP])

Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2902 [8MY])

———capital gains (see H.R. 3128, H7200 [1OC])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2399 [22AP])

———deduction for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 3493, H9581 [7NO])

———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2410, H3370 [21MY])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H1474 [7MR])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H5910 [25JY])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1248, H2565 [25AP])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2953 [9MY])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H1670 [12MR]; H.R. 1406, H4284 [11JN])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2086 [22MR])

———reduce social security and capital gains taxes (see H.R. 960, H1023 [19FE])

———reinstate investment tax credit and reduce capital gains taxes (see H.R. 2359, H3149 [15MY])

———relief for families and incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 3744, H11892 [26NO])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H4284 [11JN])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H5514 [16JY])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 710, H3160 [16MY])

———treatment of certain self-employment income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see H.R. 2766, H7981 [16OC])

———treatment of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 34, H54 [3JA])

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2768, H5818 [24JY])

Textile industry and fabrics: use tariff revenues from imports of machinery to support modernization of textile machinery industry (see H.R. 713, H823 [30JA])

Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H4099 [6JN])

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, H6457 [11SE])

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H2087 [22MR])

———bill of rights (see H.R. 3311, H9758 [13NO])

———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H8335 [23OC])

———payment of claims (see H.R. 141, H2469 [23AP])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H1417 [5MR])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H1472 [7MR])

World War II: contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H10931 [22NO])

———encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236, H10843 [21NO])

Yugoslavia: repression of self-determination (see H. Res. 205, H5909 [25JY])

Remarks by, on

Budget: legislative versus executive branch negotiation process relative to budget deficit agreements and failures, H9367, H9368, H9369, H9370 [5NO]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3876 [4JN]

Committees of the House: expenses for investigations and studies (H. Res. 92), H1867 [20MR]

Congress: political control, H9149 [5NO]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H4299 [12JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H6398 [11SE], H7729 [10OC], H9362 [5NO]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2863 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2863 [8MY]

Hancock, Amy C.: announcement of birth, H4227 [11JN]

House of Representatives: Members' check cashing at House bank, H7319 [3OC]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5307 [10JY]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H302 [11JA]

———Soviet diplomatic solution to conflict with Iraq, H1087 [21FE]

News media: coverage of multinational military action against Iraq, H510 [15JA]

Taxation: rates, H5402 [11JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H5742 [23JY]

Special order: granted, H888 [5FE], H9142 [4NO]

Tributes

George, Harold E., H3156 [16MY]

Hancock, Lottie B., H898 [6FE]

Young, Patrick, E3078 [18SE]