MARLENEE, RON (a Representative from Montana)

Amendments offered by, to

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 2929), H11373 [26NO]

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), H11373 [26NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H9470 [6NO]

Articles and editorials

Lesson in Hunting Not Just About Killing, but Concerns Life Itself, Wayne A. Ross, Anchorage (AK) Times, H7697 [9OC]

Will CAFE be More Lethal, Warren Brookes, Washington (DC) Times, E956 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 245, H2768 [2MY])

Custer Battlefield National Monument: establish a memorial to honor the Indians who fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn (see H.R. 770, H839 [31JA])

House Rules: amend relative to making appropriations for the VA (see H. Res. 64, H993 [6FE])

Mining: establish a commission to study existing laws and procedures relative to mining, other than coal mining (see H.R. 2635, H4549 [13JN])

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

Native Americans: settlement of the water rights claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see H.R. 3139, H6193 [31JY])

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: availability of pumping power to non-Federal irrigation projects in Montana (see H.R. 3186, H6316 [1AU])

Veterans: restore reductions in benefits by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 3740, H9580 [7NO])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: credit assistance to qualified beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2401, H11891 [26NO])

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

———prohibit obstruction of activities allowed by grazing permits (see H.R. 473, H606 [18JA])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10932 [22NO])

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

Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act: District of Columbia Council approval (see H.J. Res. 79, H713 [28JA])

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1914 [20MR])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2770 [2MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124, H6317 [1AU])

Coins: 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])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H2137 [10AP])

Committee on Appropriations: establish a Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 204, H6540 [12SE])

Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see H.R. 2546, H4015 [5JN])

Congress: 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])

———standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H11114 [23NO])

Custer Battlefield National Monument: establish memorial to honor the Indians who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn (see H.R. 848, H3150 [15MY])

Education: establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H8102 [17OC])

Endangered species: determining factors (see H.R. 3092, H6137 [30JY])

Export Enhancement Program: restore effectiveness (see H.R. 805, H889 [5FE])

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H8101 [17OC])

Federal employees: age requirements for Federal law enforcement officers and fire fighters (see H.R. 961, H2953 [9MY])

———regulation of speeches, appearances, and articles unrelated to official duties (see H.R. 474, H2180 [11AP])

Federal Reserve System: GAO audit (see H.R. 1468, H2686 [1MY])

Federal-State Pesticide Regulation Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 3850, H10841 [21NO])

Financial institutions: 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])

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

———display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 44, H605 [18JA])

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

Foreign trade: import of meat products from the EEC relative to the removal of certain trade barriers (see H.R. 3454, H7726 [9OC])

Forests: protection and management in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 2463, H10544 [19NO])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H4016 [5JN])

GATT: oilseeds panel ruling against the EEC (see H. Res. 257, H8335 [23OC])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H10545 [19NO])

Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10932 [22NO])

Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H2375 [17AP])

Health: assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H7381 [3OC])

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H5651 [18JY])

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

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 469, H110 [9JA])

Local government: increase Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1584, H5451 [15JY])

Medicare: payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H8496 [24OC])

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

National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H2374 [17AP])

National forests: stability of communities dependent on outputs of timber and other resources (see H.R. 1309, H1456 [6MR])

National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H5818 [24JY])

Oregon: designation and conservation of certain lands (see H.R. 2080, H2536 [24AP])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H5211 [26JN])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H4284 [11JN])

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

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1292, H1455 [6MR])

———limit additional U.S. acquisition of lands in certain States (see H.R. 1439, H2686 [1MY])

Real property: compensate owners for diminution of value resulting from Federal action (see H.R. 2185, H3625 [23MY])

Recreation areas: taxation of fuels relative to maintenance and improvement of trails (see H.R. 3585, H9393 [5NO])

Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H5341 [10JY])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H10931 [22NO])

Rural areas: grants for improving the availability and quality of health care services (see H.R. 3504, H8189 [22OC])

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, H6879 [25SE])

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1433, H6539 [12SE])

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

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H8335 [23OC])

Soviet Union: economic assistance (see H.R. 3546, H7800 [10OC])

States: taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H2470 [23AP])

Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H4284 [11JN])

———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, H5341 [10JY])

———exclude small transactions from broker reporting requirements (see H.R. 200, H3495 [22MY])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H1850 [19MR])

———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, H1414 [5MR]; H.R. 1248, H7551 [7OC])

———importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products (see H.R. 706, H2812 [7MY])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2812 [7MY])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H1025 [19FE]; H.R. 1406, H5050 [25JN])

———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497, H2812 [7MY])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H6539 [12SE])

———reduce social security and capital gains taxes (see H.R. 960, H2812 [7MY])

———reinstate investment tax credit and reduce capital gains taxes (see H.R. 2359, H11891 [26NO])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H5910 [25JY])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H3855 [4JN])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H2136 [10AP])

———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H2538 [24AP])

———withholding of income tax from wages paid for agricultural labor (see H.R. 924, H2108 [9AP])

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1523, H5050 [25JN]; H.R. 1527, H5745 [23JY])

Television: local regulation of cable programming and signal distribution (see H.R. 3380, H9043 [1NO])

Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H6385 [2AU])

Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (see H.R. 1155, H1279 [27FE])

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1508, H2181 [11AP])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H3624 [23MY])

———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, H4613 [18JN])

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H3710 [29MY])

———burial plot allowances (see H.R. 103, H4186 [7JN])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA])

———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H3806 [3JN])

———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H10269 [14NO])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H3805 [3JN])

Water: Federal participation in the operation and maintenance of recreation facilities (see H.R. 2368, H4613 [18JN])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H892 [5FE])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2902 [8MY])

Wilderness areas: criteria for State determination of establishment (see H.R. 767, H839 [31JA])

World War II: encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236, H10932 [22NO])

Lists

Contributors to the Sportsmen Against Hunger food drive, H8468 [24OC]

Sportsmen Against Hunger members, E3536 [24OC]

Remarks by, on

Bonneville, UT, Salt Flats: salt loss study, H5705 [23JY]

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 2929), H11373, H11374, H11375 [26NO]

Crime: gun control, H8028 [17OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8028 [17OC]

Custer Battlefield National Monument: establish memorial to honor the Indians who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn (H.R. 848), H4897 [24JN], H11242 [25NO]

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), H11373, H11374, H11375 [26NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorizing appropriations for BLM and improving public lands management (H.R. 1096), H5680, H5682, H5684, H5685, H5686, H5687, H5691, H5693, H5696, H5700, H5701, H5702, H5704, H5705 [23JY]

———authorizing appropriations for BLM and improving public lands management (H.R. 1096), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5676 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), H4992 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), motion to instruct conferees, H7880 [16OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), waiving certain points of order during consideration (H. Res. 179), H4905 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2942), H5762 [24JY]

Economic assistance: require countries receiving cash aid to to be encouraged to purchase U.S. agricultural products and employ U.S. flag vessels, H4350 [12JN]

Federal-State Pesticide Regulation Partnership Act: enact (H.R. 3850), E3987 [22NO]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2840 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H1955 [21MR], H2607 [1MY], H2691 [2MY], H2786 [7MY], H2840 [8MY]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4350 [12JN]

Geothermal Steam Act: amend (H.R. 3359), H11238 [25NO]

Journal: question of approval, H5667 [23JY]

Mining: establish a commission to study existing laws and procedures relative to mining, other than coal mining (H.R. 2635), E2208 [13JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H7880 [16OC]

National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (H.R. 371), E79 [3JA]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5691 [23JY]

Power resources: imposition of corporate average fuel economy on U.S. automakers, E956 [14MR]

Public lands: grazing fees, H4992 [25JN], H5693, H5696, H5700, H5701, H5702 [23JY]

Sports: hunting and firearms collecting traditions, H7697 [9OC]

———permit hunting on Mojave National Monument lands, H11373, H11374, H11375 [26NO]

Sportsmen Against Hunger: tribute to food drive, H8467 [24OC], E3535 [24OC]

Votes in House: scheduling, H4140 [7JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H47 [3JA], H1773 [14MR], H4547 [13JN], H8493 [24OC]

Leave of absence: granted, H603 [18JA]

Statements

Montana Wilderness: by, E3533 [24OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: Lamb Pricing and Marketing, D1352 [31OC]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Montana Wilderness Lands (S. 1696), D1287 [22OC]

———Reclamation Projects, D1296 [23OC]

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Postal Service to the Persian Gulf, D162 [20FE]

Committee on Rules: California Desert Protection Act (H.R. 2929), D1423 [13NO]

Waiting Period Before the Purchase of Handguns: Jacquie Miller, H1955 [21MR]