McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend a compact between Louisiana and Texas relative to the Sabine River (see H.R. 2005, H2468 [23AP])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

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, H11892 [26NO])

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H684 [23JA])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2137 [10AP])

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])

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

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H8188 [22OC])

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

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

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

———require congressional consideration of Presidential rescission authority (see H.R. 687, H3370 [21MY])

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H9144 [4NO])

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2672, H5451 [15JY])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H3805 [3JN])

———mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H10932 [22NO])

———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, H2686 [1MY])

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

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6139 [30JY])

Congress: applicability of laws relative to employment conditions and rights of employees (see H.R. 3734, H11892 [26NO])

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

Disaster Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 2536, H3855 [4JN])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H7200 [1OC])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1671 [12MR])

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

Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H7381 [3OC])

Education: improve (see H.R. 2460, H3623 [23MY])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3770, H11289 [25NO])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H2181 [11AP])

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])

Financial institutions: improve the qualified thrift lender test (see H.R. 1718, H3150 [15MY])

———limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H2470 [23AP])

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, H1915 [20MR])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 94, H2137 [10AP])

———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])

Forests: protection and management in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 2463, H6675 [17SE])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])

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

GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H991 [6FE])

Health: reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H7981 [16OC])

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])

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

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H3855 [4JN])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H2471 [23AP])

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])

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

Mihailovich, Draza: establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 178, H5342 [10JY])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H8495 [24OC])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H4867 [20JN])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2110 [9AP])

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 Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])

National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H3037 [14MY])

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1024 [19FE])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H7200 [1OC])

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

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H6458 [11SE])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6458 [11SE])

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238, H5745 [23JY])

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H6318 [1AU])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H1670 [12MR])

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H3710 [29MY])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2470 [23AP])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6194 [31JY])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H2603 [30AP])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H1081 [20FE])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H7200 [1OC])

Native Americans: Federal relationship with the Jena Band of Choctaws (see H.R. 3607, H8187 [22OC])

Nuclear energy: standardize plant designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 1184, H2537 [24AP])

Operation Homefront: support program supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 99, H1457 [6MR])

Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening of debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H7551 [7OC])

Power resources: encourage cost effective energy conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 1543, H2013 [21MR])

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 240, H2685 [1MY])

Public Health Service: employment of officials at Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center (see H.R. 2462, H3623 [23MY])

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, H1139 [21FE])

Red River Waterway: designate lock and dam 1 as the Lindy Claiborne Boggs lock and dam (see H.R. 508, H825 [30JA])

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6799 [24SE])

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

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])

Social Security: 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, H9144 [4NO])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6720 [23SE])

———remove limitation on amount of outside income individuals may earn while receiving benefits (see H.R. 249, H196 [10JA])

Soviet Union: denial of foreign trade credits and economic assistance (see H. Res. 41, H1327 [28FE])

Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H6139 [30JY])

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, H2399 [22AP])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H5514 [16JY])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H5596 [17JY])

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

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H2180 [11AP])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2470 [23AP])

———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 246, H606 [18JA])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H9700 [12NO])

———modify the application of the passive loss limitations to farming activities (see H.R. 835, H1787 [18MR])

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

———reinstate investment tax credit and reduce capital gains taxes (see H.R. 2359, H8496 [24OC])

———relief for families and incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 3744, H10843 [21NO])

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

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H6940 [26SE])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H1138 [21FE]; H.R. 710, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1186, H2537 [24AP])

———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H3623 [23MY])

———treatment of certain self-employment income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see H.R. 2766, H7107 [30SE])

———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 1557, H2262 [16AP])

———treatment of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 34, H993 [6FE])

———treatment of the deduction for State and local income and franchise taxes (see H.R. 1429, H4945 [24JN])

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

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H2375 [17AP])

———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, H6720 [23SE])

———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, H8787 [30OC])

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

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])

Year of the Wetlands: designate (see H.J. Res. 352, H10932 [22NO])

Letters

Social and political reform in Romania: Lucian Mihai, E4170 [26NO]

Remarks by, on

Budget: revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), H2211 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), H3238 [20MY], H3293, H3322, H3343 [21MY]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H3293 [21MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), H4479 [13JN]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (H.R. 1412), H2680 [1MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2680 [1MY]

Iran: investigation of delayed release of hostages until after 1980 elections, H9621 [12NO]

Korea, Republic of: ceiling on U.S. military personnel, H3343 [21MY]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H341 [11JA]

Military assistance: cost-sharing of international defense by allies, H3322 [21MY]

National Endowment for Democracy: funding, H4479 [13JN]

Nuclear warfare: strategic defense initiative, H3238 [20MY], H3293 [21MY]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3646 [29MY]

Testimonies

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Reclamation Projects, D1296 [23OC]