PERKINS, CARL C. (a Representative from Kentucky)
Amendments offered by, to
NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10680, H10681 [20NO]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2100, authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, H6586 [16SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Education: financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819, H5266 [27JN])
Higher Education Act: amend relative to students attending work colleges (see H.R. 3632, H8494 [24OC])
Job Training Partnership Act: improve delivery of services to hard-to-serve adults and to youth (see H.R. 3033, H5908 [25JY])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 110, H2086 [22MR])
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 290, H5210 [26JN]; H.J. Res. 291, H5299 [9JY])
Pikeville Lake: water quality improvement modifications (see H.R. 3691, H8919 [31OC])
Railroads: taxation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1256, H1415 [5MR]; H.R. 1646, H2084 [22MR])
Tariff: bicycles (see H.R. 1945, H2393 [18AP])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H5341 [10JY])
Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2628, H5342 [10JY])
Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10269 [14NO])
Airports: operation regulation and prohibit charging unreasonable access fees (see H.R. 2486, H4187 [7JN])
American Magazine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253, H7726 [9OC])
Armed Forces: appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see H.R. 608, H6879 [25SE])
———increase amount of foreign duty pay (see H.R. 666, H994 [6FE])
———inpatient mental health services (see H.R. 846, H1759 [13MR])
———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H1281 [27FE])
———recognition of women serving in the Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 90, H1916 [20MR])
———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H7801 [10OC])
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])
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 243, H5342 [10JY])
Black Lung Benefits Act: claims due to pneumoconiosis (see H.R. 694, H780 [29JA])
———eligibility guidelines (see H.R. 451, H713 [28JA])
———improve (see H.R. 1637, H2084 [22MR])
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H5267 [27JN])
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H4016 [5JN])
Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H8497 [24OC])
Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5819 [24JY])
CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124, H1849 [19MR])
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2188, H4016 [5JN]; H.R. 2212, H4550 [13JN]; H.J. Res. 263, H5300 [9JY])
Coal: enhance use (see H.R. 2639, H4549 [13JN])
Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H7199 [1OC])
———mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H10932 [22NO])
Colleges and universities: promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H6720 [23SE])
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H713 [28JA])
Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (see H.R. 656, H2537 [24AP])
Contracts: enforcement of laws relative to the interest of the working families' standard of living (see H.J. Res. 329, H6690 [19SE])
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])
Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 1187, H1476 [7MR]; H.J. Res. 92, H2394 [18AP])
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H7381 [3OC])
Drug abuse: Federal and State treatment programs for criminal offenders (see H.R. 730, H3370 [21MY])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1137 [21FE])
Ecology and environment: conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H1456 [6MR])
Education: enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (see H.R. 751, H824 [30JA])
———financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H5300 [9JY])
———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H6385 [2AU])
———improve (see H.R. 3548, H7800 [10OC])
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H994 [6FE])
Edwards, Ralph: relief (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H2470 [23AP])
Employment: assistance to employees subject to layoff because their work is transferred to another country (see H.R. 3878, H10930 [22NO])
———electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H1325 [28FE])
———family leave for school activities (see H.R. 1388, H1668 [12MR])
———family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H1915 [20MR])
Federal employees: apply certain early-out retirement opportunities to mine safety and health inspectors (see H.R. 583, H1080 [20FE])
———coverage of certain unmarried dependent children under the health benefits program (see H.R. 765, H1138 [21FE])
———early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H10723 [20NO])
———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H1475 [7MR])
———parental leave for certain education-related activities (see H.R. 1387, H1668 [12MR])
———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H1026 [19FE])
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing appropriations for activities (see H.R. 2042, H2535 [24AP])
Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (see H.R. 2607, H6602 [16SE])
Financial institutions: authorize civil actions for certain criminal violations (see H.R. 114, H2685 [1MY])
Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
Fire prevention: use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360, H9493 [6NO])
Flags—U.S.: prohibit import of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 2634, H4549 [13JN])
Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070, H10544 [19NO])
Food: clarify role of U.S. inspection personnel for the importation of meat and poultry products (see H.R. 1366, H9580 [7NO])
———restore benefits under the dependent care program to adolescent youth (see H.R. 544, H2086 [22MR])
Foreign aid: require President to submit an integrated justification for programs (see H.R. 3571, H7980 [16OC])
Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])
Foreign trade: fast track procedures to bills to implement trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2087 [22MR])
———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H196 [10JA])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
GATT: U.S. Trade Representative refusal of certain provisions proposed to be included (see H. Con. Res. 254, H11890 [26NO])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H6387 [2AU])
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H4187 [7JN])
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3904, H11114 [23NO])
———reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H7314 [2OC])
———reduce infant mortality and improve mothers' health (see H.R. 1244, H2016 [21MR])
———reduce infant mortality by improving services to pregnant women in rural areas (see H.R. 2229, H5650 [18JY])
Health care professionals: incentives for physicians to practice in rural areas (see H.R. 2230, H5650 [18JY])
———requirements relative to training in family medicine (see H.R. 2231, H4284 [11JN])
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H7815 [11OC])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H5049 [25JN])
Housing: modular home construction regulation (see H.R. 1235, H3371 [21MY])
Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H3710 [29MY])
———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H2086 [22MR])
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2181 [11AP])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H5210 [26JN])
Iron and steel industry: extend the application of the steel trade liberalization program (see H.R. 4051, H11889 [26NO])
Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 121, H992 [6FE])
Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5342 [10JY])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H1916 [20MR])
———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 106, H2017 [21MR]; H. Res. 167, H4284 [11JN])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H2902 [8MY])
Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H5432 [11JY])
Medicaid: cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H3371 [21MY])
———change Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 459, H825 [30JA])
———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H988 [6FE])
———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H7314 [2OC]; H. Con. Res. 208, H8496 [24OC])
———State matching payments through voluntary contributions (see H.R. 1457, H1786 [18MR])
Medicare: benefit requirements for medicaid beneficiaries (see H.R. 2855, H6387 [2AU])
———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H3037 [14MY])
———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H6941 [26SE])
———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H6540 [12SE])
Merchant marine: fair implementation of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44, H11891 [26NO])
———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44, H11891 [26NO])
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 1, H111 [9JA]; H. Con. Res. 32, H487 [12JA])
———demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H3281 [20MY])
Mortgages: adjustable rate mortgages demonstration program by Sec. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1384, H5514 [16JY])
Motor vehicles: liability and insurance policies of rental car companies (see H.R. 1293, H5432 [11JY])
National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H7981 [16OC])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7726 [9OC])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6387 [2AU])
National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H4867 [20JN])
National Convenience Store Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 294, H6540 [12SE])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2110 [9AP])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2603 [30AP])
National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7801 [10OC])
National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H2394 [18AP])
National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])
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, H1081 [20FE])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H5665 [22JY])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H7649 [8OC])
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H3037 [14MY])
National Institute of Nursing Research: designate (see H.R. 2447, H5650 [18JY])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H5212 [26JN])
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259, H3494 [22MY])
National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 348, H10366 [18NO])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])
National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H1456 [6MR])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H5515 [16JY])
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3495 [22MY])
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H6194 [31JY])
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H6195 [31JY])
National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1162 [26FE])
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H7863 [15OC])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H2768 [2MY])
NSF: authorize environmental activities in the Antarctic (see H.R. 3065, H5978 [29JY])
———establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936, H5595 [17JY])
Occupational health and safety: improve standards in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2098, H2563 [25AP])
———reduce illness and death of workers who are at high risk of occupational disease (see H.R. 1190, H1475 [7MR])
Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H6316 [1AU])
OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H1135 [21FE])
Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])
Pesticides: safety of imports (see H.R. 2083, H5300 [9JY])
Petroleum: export restrictions (see H.R. 677, H2016 [21MR])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H5515 [16JY])
Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768, H2188 [15AP])
Postal Service: mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H1670 [12MR])
Power resources: promote coal and other extractive resources (see H.R. 1078, H2902 [8MY])
POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H4437 [12JN])
Prices: computation of class I milk prices (see H.R. 1088, H1475 [7MR])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H1473 [7MR])
Recycling: Federal procurement of recycled products (see H.R. 1201, H6539 [12SE])
———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H8787 [30OC])
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])
Refuse disposal: White House conference on solid waste disposal and reduction (see H. Con. Res. 52, H1476 [7MR])
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H10931 [22NO])
School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 2313, H3035 [14MY])
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, H7107 [30SE])
———extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign flagships (see H.R. 1126, H1278 [27FE])
Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])
———benefits computation and guidelines of outside income (see H.R. 1028, H1078 [20FE])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])
———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H9493 [6NO])
———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3625 [23MY])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6387 [2AU])
Solid waste: require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see H.R. 2095, H3710 [29MY])
———State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (see H.R. 739, H1342 [4MR])
Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H6675 [17SE])
Space policy: biomedical research (see H.R. 3922, H11288 [25NO])
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, H7815 [11OC])
Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H5211 [26JN])
———legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1579 [11MR])
Student loan programs: consolidate programs (see H.R. 3211, H6540 [12SE])
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H2109 [9AP])
Taxation: contribution of $1 of individual income tax refund to local antidrug programs (see H.R. 357, H81 [4JA])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H5514 [16JY])
———deductions for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 810, H1326 [28FE])
———designation of payments by taxpayers to nonmilitary programs (see H.R. 1870, H2373 [17AP])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H5818 [24JY])
———extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 3752, H10545 [19NO])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1759 [13MR])
———income tax credit to volunteer fire fighters (see H.R. 727, H10365 [18NO])
———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2812 [7MY])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H4867 [20JN])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1456 [6MR])
———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for purchase of a first home (see H.R. 1696, H3805 [3JN])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1417 [5MR])
———rental housing for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 3874, H10930 [22NO])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 673, H4867 [20JN]; H.R. 1186, H4944 [24JN])
———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H6386 [2AU])
———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H2570 [29AP])
———treatment of certain expenses of State legislators (see H.R. 2046, H4867 [20JN])
———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H2182 [11AP])
Telecommunications: interstate pay-per-call technology and regulation of the audiotext industry (see H.R. 2330, H3035 [14MY])
———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H6798 [24SE])
Telephones: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H3805 [3JN])
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, H6602 [16SE])
Transportation: provide air passengers access to information on ground services (see H.R. 2486, H4187 [7JN])
Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H7551 [7OC])
———Federal supplemental compensation (see H.R. 1367, H2262 [16AP])
Veterans: benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H2137 [10AP])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 321, H111 [9JA])
———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H8335 [23OC])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1138 [21FE])
———family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel (see H.R. 3528, H8335 [23OC])
———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2199, H2953 [9MY])
———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H8787 [30OC])
———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1326 [28FE])
———period for educational assistance for Vietnam Veterans (see H.R. 3187, H7863 [15OC])
———service pensions for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])
———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H6799 [24SE])
Victims of Crime Act: amend (see H.R. 2354, H4613 [18JN])
VietNow: grant charter (see H.R. 3849, H10841 [21NO])
Whistle blowing: protect employees who report violations of Federal laws (see H.R. 1664, H6456 [11SE])
Women: assist development of small businesses (see H.R. 2629, H5745 [23JY])
———equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H7313 [2OC])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])
Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H7380 [3OC])
Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])
Remarks by, on
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2698), H5189
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H7637 [8OC]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), H1532 [7MR]
Dept. of Labor: administration of apprenticeship programs, H1532 [7MR]
Education: financial assistance to rural agencies (H.R. 2819), E2438
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9745
Job Training Partnership Act: improve delivery of services to hard-to-serve adults and to youth (H.R. 3033), H7612, H7630, H7637 [8OC], E2701
Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H172 [10JA]
National Job Skills Week: designate (H.J. Res. 290), E2371
NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10664, H10680, H10681 [20NO]
Rosenberg, John M.: Kutak-Dodds Outstanding Public Service Through Law Award recipient, E1894
Rural Development Administration: establish, H5189
Veterans: tribute to soldiers who fought in Vietnam, E1342
Workers Memorial Day: observance, E1540
Statements
Unemployment—How Can We Help?: by, H6663 [17SE]
Summaries
Improve Delivery of Employment Services to Hard-To-Serve Adults and to Youth (H.R. 3033), E3262
Improve Delivery of Job Training Partnership Act Services to Hard-To-Serve Adults and to Youth (H.R. 3033), E2701
Testimonies
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: National Weather Service Warning and Forecast System, D770 [18JN]
Texts of
H.R. 3033, improve delivery of Job Training Partnership Act services to hard-to-serve adults and to youth, H7612-H7630 [8OC]
Tributes
Bartlett, Representative, H1522 [7MR]
Borders, Earl, Jr., E1885
Conte, Silvio O., E781
Cooper, John Sherman, H1402
Mason, Belinda, H6396 [11SE]
Tackett, Marlow, E603