PICKLE, J.J. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Byars Receives Recognition Plaque—20 Years as Weather Observer, E3961 [22NO]

Competition and Sematech, Washington (DC) Post, E3705 [5NO]

Complex Maze at DHS Even Awes Spokesman, Mike Ward, Austin (TX) American Statesman, E2254 [19JN]

Cris Aldrete, GI Generation Deserve Thanks, Arnold Garcia, Jr., Austin (TX) American-Statesman, E3202 [1OC]

IRS Proposes New Money Laundering Regulations, Carolyn Skorneck, Associated Press, H4207 [10JN]

IRS Targets Ill-Gotten Gains—Bank Drafts, Traveler's Checks, Money Orders Redefined as Cash, New York (NY) Newsday, H4207 [10JN]

North Dakota Ratifies Pay Amendment, Jill Schramm, Minot (ND) News, E4220 [26NO]

Richards To Testify on Medicaid Funding, Bruce Hight, American Statesman (publication), H10525 [19NO]

Seeing Endless Possibilities for Plastic—Nalle Intrigued by Material's Potential, Kim Tyson, Austin (TX) American-Statesman, E1701 [9MY]

3,000 Celebrate Feminist Struggle—Leaders of Women's Movement Cheered at UT Conference, Brenda J. Breaux, Austin (TX) American-Statesman, E1215 [11AP]

United States Can't Afford To Lose Technological Edge, William Spencer, Dallas (TX) News, E706 [1MR]

When Blanco's Old Courthouse Was Sold, the Residents Rallied To Buy It Back, David Dillon, Dallas (TX) News, E701 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Medicare: improve administration (see H.R. 3837, H10841 [21NO])

Tariff: metallized or foil balloons (see H.R. 1811, H2260 [16AP])

Taxation: codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H6384 [2AU])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H1669 [12MR])

———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838, H10841 [21NO])

Tom Miller Dam, Austin, TX: designate (see H.R. 1810, H2260 [16AP])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3856 [4JN])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10842 [21NO])

American Magazine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253, H6318 [1AU])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2376 [17AP])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H11115 [23NO])

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

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: repeal provisions exempting certain articles from duty-free treatment (see H.R. 1283, H1454 [6MR])

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

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H5910 [25JY])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6540 [12SE])

Customs Service: settlement of certain claims against law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2731, H9493 [6NO])

Dept. of the Treasury: borrowing by Government-related corporations (see H.R. 3365, H6690 [19SE])

Education: improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H7313 [2OC])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1081 [20FE])

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H606 [18JA])

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

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

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3856 [4JN])

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, H10543 [19NO])

Health: reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H6455 [11SE])

Health care professionals: inform individuals about risks and complications associated with breast implant surgery (see H.R. 3783, H10280 [15NO])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2181 [11AP])

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H53 [3JA])

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8496 [24OC])

Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H4097 [6JN])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H2375 [17AP])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H6941 [26SE])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H3281 [20MY])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H6195 [31JY])

Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H3625 [23MY])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H3038 [14MY])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6691 [19SE])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2469 [23AP])

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7863 [15OC])

National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1915 [20MR])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H2109 [9AP])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H6690 [19SE])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H1476 [7MR])

National Minority Organ Donor Encouragement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 229, H4099 [6JN])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H1162 [26FE])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2109 [9AP])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H6195 [31JY])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3710 [29MY])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2109 [9AP])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H8662 [29OC])

Patents: certain processes (see H.R. 1417, H5341 [10JY])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H2262 [16AP])

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H4284 [11JN])

Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy (see H.R. 2666, H5342 [10JY])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H3805 [3JN])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H1473 [7MR])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])

Resolution Trust Corp.: convey Nags Head Woods, NC to a Government agency or qualified organization (see H.R. 2131, H3160 [16MY])

Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H5596 [17JY])

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

Social Security: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H6387 [2AU])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6879 [25SE])

Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H2767 [2MY])

Taxation: capital gains (see H.R. 3741, H9580 [7NO])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H2083 [22MR])

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

———incentives for establishing businesses within closed military bases and hiring displaced employees (see H.R. 3112, H6137 [30JY])

———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497, H2538 [24AP])

———research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1663, H2107 [9AP])

———simplify the application of earned income credit (see H.R. 3828, H10722 [20NO])

———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 1557, H3805 [3JN])

Transportation: mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H1849 [19MR])

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

Women: reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H11894 [26NO])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1916 [20MR])

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6799 [24SE])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H7381 [3OC])

World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])

———contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H11115 [23NO])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H10545 [19NO])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])

Descriptions

Treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 1406), H1650 [12MR]

Letters

Committee on Taxation (Joint) membership, H841 [4FE]

Lists

States that have not yet ratified the congressional compensation amendment to the Constitution, E4220 [26NO]

Remarks by, on

Austin, TX: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ecological field office appropriations, H4963 [25JN]

Blanco, TX: preservation of community history, E701 [1MR]

Business and industry: encourage joint ventures between private industry and Government, E3705 [5NO]

Columbus Day: observance, E3381 [10OC]

Commission on Defense Base Closure and Realignment: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 308), H6027 [30JY]

CompuADD Corp.: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, E577 [22FE]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H11029 [23NO]

Constitution: ratification of congressional compensation amendment, E4220 [26NO]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5477, H5478 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), conference report, H10379 [18NO]

———high-technology research, E706 [1MR]

———making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 2426), H3718 [30MY]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), H4963 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: borrowing by Government-related corporations (H.R. 3365), H11029 [23NO]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2622), H4596 [18JN]

Eastern European countries: termination of application of certain provisions of the Trade Act to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and Hungary (H.R. 1724), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 287), H10650 [20NO]

Executive departments: overpayments, E2886 [2AU]

Financial institutions: improve supervision and regulation of FNMA, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Student Loan Marketing Association, and Farm Credit System (H.R. 2900), H6817 [25SE]

———increase enforcement actions against money laundering (H.R. 26), H4206 [10JN]

———least-cost resolution of insured depository institutions (H.R. 2094), H10242 [14NO]

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (H. Res. 284), H11222 [25NO]

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3542 [23MY]

House of Representatives: annual serving of Texas venison chili, H11121 [25NO]

Housing: regulation of financial programs for Government-sponsored enterprises, H6817 [25SE]

Iraq: Dept. of the Treasury tracking of arms procurement and financial network, H2268 [17AP]

IRS: inspection of tax returns of high-income taxpayers, H4596 [18JN]

———time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 4), H669 [23JA]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10525 [19NO]

Medicare: improve administration (H.R. 3837), H10725-H10727 [21NO]

Middle East: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, E577 [22FE]

———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 33), H329 [11JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H329 [11JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H474 [12JA]

Point of order, H5483, H5484 [16JY]

Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (H.R. 1315), H1647 [12MR]

Rockefeller, Laurence S.: award Congressional Gold Medal, H7150, H7151 [1OC]

Small business: loan funding to support research, development on, and demonstration of commercial feasibility of advanced technologies and products in certain fields, H5477, H5478 [16JY]

Taxation: individual retirement accounts (H.R. 1406), H1650 [12MR], H1762 [14MR]

———protection of taxpayers' rights (H.R. 3838), H10725-H10727 [21NO], H11814 [26NO]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8255 [23OC]

Unemployment: emergency compensation, H10650 [20NO]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), H10220 [14NO]

University of Texas: tribute to men's and women's swim teams, H3723 [30MY]

Veterans: housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), H905 [6FE]

Weapons: electric gun technology, H10379 [18NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H888 [5FE], H1667 [12MR], H7197 [1OC]

Statements

Awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Laurence S. Rockefeller: Laurence S. Rockefeller, H7151 [1OC]

———President Bush, H7150 [1OC]

IRS Budget: Fred T. Goldberg, IRS, H4597-H4599 [18JN]

Tribute to John W. McHorse: Parker McCollough, E4212 [26NO]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: Resolution Trust Corp. Funding (H.R. 1315), D255 [7MR]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Semiconductors—Role of Consortia, D953 [23JY]

Tributes

Aldrete, Cristobal, E3202 [1OC]

Byars, Roy, E3961 [22NO]

Criss, Pericles, E698 [28FE]

Ferguson, Thomas C., E571 [21FE]

Hancock, Lottie B., H898 [6FE]

Ikard, Frank, H2606 [1MY]

Johnson, Lady Bird (Claudia Alta), H2019 [22MR]

McHorse, John W., E4212 [26NO]

Nalle, George, Jr., E1701 [9MY]

Schiltz, Art, E1967 [29MY]

Whitten, Representative, H9157 [5NO]

Woods, Bill, E2254 [19JN]