OXLEY, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Ohio)
Appointments
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select), H1088 [21FE]
Conferee: H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H9470 [6NO]
Articles and editorials
Assassins of Reputation, Wall Street Journal (publication), E3345
Citizenship May Not Be Hip, but It Is Essential, Georgie Anne Geyer, E3919
Fast-Track Stakes, Wall Street Journal (publication), E1911
Great Global Debtor, Robert J. Samuelson, E2594
One Small Capital Gain—One Big Tax, George W. Walker, III, Wall Street Journal (publication), E3900
Senator Robb Under Press Attack—Journalism at Its Juvenile Worst, Georgie Anne Geyer, E3103
To Put Teeth Into Their Words, Ben Wattenberg, E1337
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Armed Forces: telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (see H.J. Res. 147, H1162 [26FE])
Crime: provide restitution to victims (see H.R. 1809, H2260 [16AP])
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1523, H1913 [20MR])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])
Aeronautics: criminal penalties for failure to obey landing order from Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 681, H2811 [7MY])
Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H5515 [16JY])
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H684 [23JA])
———rescind certain unauthorized funds (see H.R. 2643, H9580 [7NO])
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])
———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by members called to active duty during Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1016, H1078 [20FE])
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2538 [24AP])
Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act: District of Columbia Council approval (see H.J. Res. 79, H713 [28JA])
Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10366 [18NO])
Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H11893 [26NO])
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H5267 [27JN])
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H3038 [14MY])
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])
———reform process (see H.R. 298, H78 [4JA])
Capital punishment: constitutional procedures for imposition (see H.R. 639, H1025 [19FE])
———impose on individuals convicted of certain crimes in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 596, H892 [5FE])
———imposition for certain killings of Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1421, H1757 [13MR])
Cheney, Dick: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H5342 [10JY])
Civitan International Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 160, H2087 [22MR])
Coal: enhance use (see H.R. 2639, H4549 [13JN])
———research and development of clean coal technology (see H.R. 2871, H5431 [11JY])
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 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, H8335 [23OC])
Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution: extend (see H.R. 3728, H9579 [7NO])
Committee on Intelligence (Select): require secrecy oaths for Members and staff (see H. Res. 83, H1760 [13MR])
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14, H62 [3JA])
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6139 [30JY])
Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see H.R. 2546, H4015 [5JN])
———improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 531, H512 [15JA]; H.R. 1407, H1669 [12MR])
Constitution: bicentennial of Bill of Rights (see H.J. Res. 375, H10365 [18NO])
Copyrights: digital audio recordings (see H.R. 3204, H11891 [26NO])
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])
———revise Federal rules of evidence relative to sexual assault and child molestation cases (see H.R. 3463, H7801 [10OC])
———standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H5908 [25JY])
———termination of office of independent counsel (see H.R. 444, H5514 [16JY])
Crime: improve law enforcement and criminal justice systems (see H.R. 3326, H8189 [22OC])
———life imprisonment for certain criminals convicted a third time (see H.R. 3891, H10931 [22NO])
———life imprisonment relative to drug traffickers and violent criminals convicted of a third offense (see H.R. 2904, H6139 [30JY])
———mandatory prison sentences for drug crimes involving minors (see H.R. 2903, H6139 [30JY])
———monetary awards for persons providing information leading to the arrest of certain drug suspects (see H.R. 1356, H1473 [7MR])
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H2109 [9AP])
———penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 1551, H2013 [21MR])
———penalties for drive-by shootings (see H.R. 2902, H6139 [30JY])
———penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241, H2180 [11AP])
———registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see H.R. 2553, H5341 [10JY])
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2321, H3035 [14MY])
Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Savings Bond Program (see H. Con. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])
Drug abuse: treatment plan block grants (see H.R. 680, H1579 [11MR])
Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 2810, H5266 [27JN])
———use of force by the Coast Guard to compel aircraft used in trafficking to land (see H.R. 2712, H4866 [20JN])
Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H8102 [17OC])
Education: improve (see H.R. 2460, H3623 [23MY])
El Salvador: investigation of downing of U.S. Army helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 73, H1162 [26FE])
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3770, H10843 [21NO])
Employment: restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2915, H6675 [17SE])
ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits (see H.R. 2773, H5515 [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])
Families and domestic relations: grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H5341 [10JY])
Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H10544 [19NO])
Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])
Fire fighters: fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H5515 [16JY])
Firearms: mandatory minimum sentences unlawful possession by convicted felons and illegal drug users (see H.R. 1719, H2769 [2MY])
———prohibit possession by a person convicted of a drug crime (see H.R. 1133, H1915 [20MR])
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, H713 [28JA])
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, H11894 [26NO])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H5515 [16JY])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H7726 [9OC])
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H1760 [13MR])
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, H6386 [2AU])
Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H3624 [23MY])
Health: assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H6386 [2AU])
———reduce infant mortality by improving services to pregnant women in rural areas (see H.R. 2229, H11114 [23NO])
Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H5651 [18JY])
———incentives for physicians to practice in rural areas (see H.R. 2230, H11114 [23NO])
———increase number of individuals serving in clinical laboratories serving rural areas (see H.R. 2405, H5341 [10JY])
House of Representatives: establish Commission on Congressional Reform (see H. Res. 26, H1672 [12MR])
———expense payments of former Speakers (see H.R. 3561, H10269 [14NO])
Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 81, H1418 [5MR])
Immigration: exclusion of immigrants infected with the HIV virus (see H.R. 2049, H2535 [24AP])
Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H5514 [16JY])
Iraq: maintenance of sanctions (see H. Res. 217, H6385 [2AU])
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 469, H488 [12JA])
Labor: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1755, H2686 [1MY])
Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H2962 [13MY])
Languages: constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 81, H3163 [17MY])
Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H5596 [17JY])
Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1311, H9144 [4NO])
Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1312, H9144 [4NO])
———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, H6676 [17SE])
———deny annuity benefits relative to individuals convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1077, H4612 [18JN])
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, H3281 [20MY])
———Iraqi environmental terrorism of crude oil dumping in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 55, H994 [6FE]; H. Con. Res. 57, H1081 [20FE])
———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 95, H1418 [5MR])
Motion pictures: accessibility for the hearing-impaired (see H. Res. 272, H12063 [3JA])
———observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H7726 [9OC])
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10366 [18NO])
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 Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1850 [19MR])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2603 [30AP])
National dividend plan: establish (see H.R. 430, H11891 [26NO])
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H4550 [13JN])
National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])
National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H1024 [19FE])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H6676 [17SE])
National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371, H1138 [21FE])
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, H5515 [16JY])
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 Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H2109 [9AP])
National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 348, H10932 [22NO])
National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H195 [10JA])
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, H6318 [1AU])
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6458 [11SE])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H6721 [23SE])
National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1281 [27FE])
National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H8663 [29OC])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H10269 [14NO])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H7801 [10OC])
Nuclear energy: standardize plant designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 1184, H10723 [20NO])
OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 92, H2110 [9AP])
Pharmaceuticals: penalties for illegal activities relative to the approval of abbreviated drug applications (see H.R. 2454, H3622 [23MY])
Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768, H3371 [21MY])
Postal Service: establish commission to investigate (see H. Res. 194, H7200 [1OC])
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, H5515 [16JY])
Presidential Election Campaign Fund: abolish (see H.R. 2876, H5431 [11JY])
Presidents: constitutional amendment repealing constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 101, H1139 [21FE])
Public broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2977, H5744 [23JY])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H6940 [26SE])
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, H2769 [2MY])
Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H1670 [12MR])
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H10931 [22NO])
Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H5211 [26JN])
———motor carrier transportation (see H.R. 1064, H8188 [22OC])
SEC: quarterly report requirements (see H.R. 2910, H5513 [16JY])
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 249, H77 [4JA]; H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])
———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3856 [4JN])
Solid waste: scrap tire management and recovery program (see H.R. 3058, H5909 [25JY]; H.R. 3059, H5909 [25JY]
South America: special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H994 [6FE])
Soviet Union: commend citizens and leaders for democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 199, H6455 [11SE]; H. Con. Res. 207, H6720 [23SE])
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, H9043 [1NO])
Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H4945 [24JN])
———capital gains (see H.R. 369, H1417 [5MR]; H.R. 3128, H6192 [31JY])
———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, H7381 [3OC])
———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H824 [30JA])
———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H606 [18JA])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H854 [4FE])
———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H891 [5FE])
———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2137 [10AP])
———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 246, H606 [18JA])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H1416 [5MR]; H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H4556 [17JN])
———method of rounding used in adjusting tax rates (see H.R. 768, H1914 [20MR])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H4550 [13JN])
———private retirement incentive employer matching plans (see H.R. 2294, H5665 [22JY])
———relief to utilities installing acid rain reduction equipment (see H.R. 1054, H1849 [19MR])
———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H6138 [30JY])
———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H7801 [10OC])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H9043 [1NO])
———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H2570 [29AP])
———treatment of bonds used to finance correctional facilities (see H.R. 1001, H1077 [20FE])
Telecommunications: interstate pay-per-call technology and regulation of the audiotext industry (see H.R. 2330, H3035 [14MY])
———possession of beepers and pagers by persons under 21 years of age (see H.R. 1146, H1915 [20MR])
Thatcher, Margaret: award the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 35, H529 [16JA])
Vehicular Natural Gas Act: enact (see H.R. 2545, H4015 [5JN])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H79 [4JA])
———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, H10842 [21NO])
———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H7199 [1OC])
———improve compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 426, H782 [29JA])
———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H6457 [11SE])
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2902 [8MY])
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1916 [20MR])
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H7314 [2OC])
World War II: contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H11115 [23NO])
Letters
Competition in electronic information sources and services: Robert A. Mosbacher, Dept. of Commerce, E4098
Remarks by, on
Armed Forces: telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (H.J. Res. 147), H1148 [26FE]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 263), H5320 [10JY]
———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), H5320 [10JY]
Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (H.R. 2546), E2074
———improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (H.R. 1407), E907
———improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (H.R. 531), H5277 [9JY]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H6323 [2AU]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400), H2695 [2MY]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 2814), H6324 [2AU]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H7822 [15OC], H7896 [16OC]
———provide restitution to victims (H.R. 1809), H2379 [18AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), waiving all points of order against the conference report (H. Res. 281), H10376 [18NO]
Escobar, Pablo: extradition to U.S. for narcotics trafficking, H4774 [20JN]
FCC: reauthorize (H.R. 1674), H6757 [24SE]
Financial institutions: recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H8814 [31OC]
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2856 [8MY]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2856 [8MY]
Flag—U.S.: display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (H. Con. Res. 44), H999 [19FE]
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101, 146), consideration (H. Res. 158), H3511 [23MY]
Iran: nuclear weapons production capability, H8671 [30OC]
Kuwait: observations on visit, H1901, H1902 [20MR]
Middle East: impact of Persian Gulf crisis on foreign sources of oil, H1678 [13MR]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H162 [10JA]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H458 [12JA]
———multinational military action against Iraq, H535 [17JA]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1170 [27FE]
Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy, H1086 [21FE], H1921 [21MR]
Quayle, Vice President: depiction in Garry B. Trudeau's ``Doonesbury'' cartoon, H10285 [18NO]
Strategic materials: uranium enrichment industry, H2097 [9AP]
Synthetic fuels: use of ethanol, H2477 [24AP]
Talledega, AL: tribute to FBI efforts to control prison uprising, H9048 [4NO]
Taxation: capital gains, E3900
Telecommunications: competition in electronic information sources and services (H.R. 3515), E4098
———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (H.R. 1523), H1852 [20MR]
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), H618 [22JA]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1667 [12MR], H2371 [17AP], H2391 [18AP], H3621 [23MY], H4014 [5JN], H5594 [17JY], H6719 [23SE], H6877 [25SE], H7724 [9OC], H10542 [19NO]
Statements
Talledega, AL, Prison Uprising Control Efforts: William P. Barr, Dept. of Justice, H9048 [4NO]
Testimonies
Committee on Rules: National Policy to Control Crime and Reform Court Procedures (H.R. 3371), D1237 [10OC]
———Waiting Period Before the Purchase of a Handgun (H.R. 7), D541 [7MY]
Tributes
Conte, Silvio O., H1249
Low Murtra, Enrique, E1643