RAY, RICHARD (a Representative from Georgia)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2100, authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, H6586 [16SE]
Articles and editorials
Hughston Honored for Work in the Sports Medicine Field, Columbus (GA) Ledger-Enquirer, E2211
NATO Sets New Stance for New Era, R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington (DC) Post, H3633 [29MY]
Unforgettable Bob Barr, Dick McMichael, Reader's Digest (publications), H5882 [25JY]
Unified China, Robert Akerman, Atlanta (GA) Journal, E3718
War Would Start With Air Strikes, Escalate to Ground Battles, Molly Moore, Washington (DC) Post, H169
Bills and resolutions introduced by
CERCLA: Federal property transferred by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4024, H11888 [26NO])
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: transfer of Federal property (see H.R. 2179, H2685 [1MY])
Dept. of Defense: payment protections for first tier subcontractors (see H.R. 2112, H2564 [25AP])
Local government: indemnify certain entities from liability relative to the release of hazardous substances at military bases (see H.R. 4025, H11888 [26NO])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H6138 [30JY])
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, H10932 [22NO])
Aliens: incarceration for Federal offenses (see H.R. 1704, H5596 [17JY])
American Discovery Trail: study to designate as a national trail (see H.R. 3011, H5817 [24JY])
Appropriations: rescind certain unauthorized funds (see H.R. 2643, H5515 [16JY])
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, H10269 [14NO])
Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H7200 [1OC])
Bankruptcy: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (see H.R. 3619, H9043 [1NO])
Bonds: availability of U.S. savings bonds (see H.R. 2734, H10723 [20NO])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])
———reform process (see H.R. 1889, H6539 [12SE])
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])
Coins: mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
———mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654, H8661 [29OC])
———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])
Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H4438 [12JN])
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H6138 [30JY])
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H9145 [4NO])
Courts: make incarcerated individuals ineligible for witness fees (see H.R. 783, H1025 [19FE])
———standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H5908 [25JY])
Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681, H8919 [31OC])
Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H8496 [24OC])
Education: establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H9758 [13NO])
———State parents as teachers programs (see H.R. 520, H2086 [22MR])
Elections: constitutional amendment relative to contributions and expenditures of congressional, Presidential, State, and local (see H.J. Res. 224, H11115 [23NO])
Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H3805 [3JN])
———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 1270, H1415 [5MR])
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2180 [11AP])
FDIC: include foreign deposits in the assessment base (see H.R. 1469, H2686 [1MY])
Federal employees: regulation of speeches, appearances, and articles unrelated to official duties (see H.R. 474, H606 [18JA])
———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1417 [5MR])
———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf war (see H. Con. Res. 147, H2901 [8MY])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H994 [6FE])
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, H3037 [14MY])
Fire fighters: fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H5515 [16JY])
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, H6941 [26SE])
Foreign aid: require President to submit an integrated justification for programs (see H.R. 3571, H11892 [26NO])
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2903 [8MY])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H5515 [16JY])
Georgia: designate National Forest System lands as wilderness (see H.R. 3245, H6382 [2AU])
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H3856 [4JN])
Health: reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H6455 [11SE])
Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see H.R. 1601, H3371 [21MY])
Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H.J. Res. 88, H1915 [20MR])
Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 2830, H5515 [16JY])
———wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H2188 [15AP])
International Parental Child Abduction Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266, H5746 [23JY])
Investments: deposit insurance for deferred compensation plans of State and local governments and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2298, H6941 [26SE])
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1671 [12MR])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1759 [13MR])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H1474 [7MR])
Labor: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1755, H2178 [11AP])
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H6539 [12SE])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3495 [22MY])
Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1254, H1415 [5MR])
Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8662 [29OC])
———regulations relative to certain contributions, taxes, and transfers toward State expenditures (see H.R. 3550, H8496 [24OC])
———State matching payments through voluntary contributions (see H.R. 1457, H4284 [11JN])
Medicare: home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H6720 [23SE])
———penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1335, H3805 [3JN])
Mental health: State services for children (see H.R. 1197, H5050 [25JN])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1850 [19MR])
Middle East: success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 97, H1326 [28FE])
Middle East Peace Conference: commend participants (see H. Con. Res. 226, H8920 [31OC])
Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H7726 [9OC])
Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H3625 [23MY])
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 Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H3856 [4JN])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H1758 [13MR])
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, H196 [10JA])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H5665 [22JY])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H6721 [23SE])
National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5818 [24JY])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H3371 [21MY])
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, H1915 [20MR])
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2570 [29AP])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8920 [31OC])
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H1915 [20MR])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3710 [29MY])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2109 [9AP])
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2375 [17AP])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H8189 [22OC])
North Carolina: designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 35, H1474 [7MR])
Office of Recycling Research and Information: establish (see H.R. 1511, H1913 [20MR])
OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 92, H3150 [15MY])
Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])
Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H8919 [31OC])
Political campaigns: prohibit contributions from Members of Congress or congressional candidates to other campaigns (see H.R. 62, H1456 [6MR])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H3624 [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, H2769 [2MY])
———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1510, H1912 [20MR])
Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H11891 [26NO])
Roads and highways: funding for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 2101, H6386 [2AU])
———funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H4613 [18JN])
Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H1081 [20FE])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])
Securities: require disclosure of short positions of major short position holders (see H.R. 3317, H6538 [12SE])
———statute of limitations for private rights of action arising from certain legal violations (see H.R. 3185, H9581 [7NO])
Sewage disposal: regulate combined sewer overflows (see H.R. 3477, H7313 [2OC])
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 105, H386 [11JA]; H.R. 967, H5745 [23JY])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H10932 [22NO])
———remove limitation on amount of outside income individuals may earn while receiving benefits (see H.R. 249, H196 [10JA])
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: prohibit imposition of income tax on pensions of nonresident individuals (see H.R. 431, H83 [4JA])
———regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H11892 [26NO])
———taxation of domestic and foreign corporations (see H.R. 2913, H5513 [16JY])
Taxation: clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H3805 [3JN])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H891 [5FE])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1025 [19FE])
———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2953 [9MY])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H6539 [12SE])
———make permanent the limited deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1248, H1759 [13MR])
———modify the application of the passive loss limitations to farming activities (see H.R. 835, H891 [5FE])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2262 [16AP])
———private retirement incentive employer matching plans (see H.R. 2294, H5665 [22JY])
———prohibit the retroactive application of Dept. of the Treasury regulations (see H.R. 1545, H5300 [9JY])
———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H7801 [10OC])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H825 [30JA]; H.R. 710, H3160 [16MY]; H.R. 1186, H4867 [20JN])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1281 [27FE])
———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H6386 [2AU])
———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H7199 [1OC])
———treatment of certain expenses of State legislators (see H.R. 2046, H5267 [27JN])
———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H6940 [26SE])
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H6456 [11SE])
Television: local regulation of cable programming and signal distribution (see H.R. 3380, H9043 [1NO])
Textile industry and fabrics: use tariff revenues from imports of machinery to support modernization of textile machinery industry (see H.R. 713, H823 [30JA])
Veterans: burial plot allowances (see H.R. 103, H713 [28JA])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA])
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371, H9580 [7NO])
Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H892 [5FE])
World War II: establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H4187 [7JN])
———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4186 [7JN])
Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])
Essays
Holocaust, the Strict Teacher: Yugo Nakai, H2165 [11AP]
Letters
Federal Facilities Act: by, H4882 [24JN]
Limitations on duty time of flight attendants: by, H6260 [1AU]
———Samuel K. Skinner, Sec. of Transportation, H6227, H6260 [1AU]
Lists
University of Georgia County Extension Service agents present at October 7 meeting with Representative Ray, E3315
Papers
Chronology of Members of Congress Representing the Third District of Georgia: Joanne Phillips, H4534 [13JN]
North America Free Trade Agreement and Fast Track Negotiating Authority: Sherry Young, H4536 [13JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2401 [23AP]
Provisions
Armed Forces: additional support for members participating in operations in the Persian Gulf (H.R. 557), H1390 [5MR]
Remarks by, on
Aeronautics: limitations on duty time of flight attendants (H.R. 14), H6227, H6260 [1AU]
Americus, GA: re-opening of the Windsor Hotel, E4024
Armed Forces: additional support for members participating in operations in the Persian Gulf (H.R. 557), H1390 [5MR]
———drawdown of National Guard and Reserve personnel levels, H3294 [21MY]
Black History Month: observance, H1217
Budget: impact of deficit reduction agreement, H5458 [16JY]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H5671 [23JY], H6364 [2AU]
———U.S. trade relationship, E3209
Columbus, GA: tribute to Social Security office employees, H5805 [24JY]
Congress: tribute to interns, H4534 [13JN]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 635), H1792 [19MR]
De Chamorro, Violeta B: continued success for her and Nicaragua, H2194 [16AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), H3192 [20MY], H3294, H3319
———authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), conference report, H10387 [18NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), H1530
———Midgetman missile program, H3383 [22MY]
———payment protections for first tier subcontractors (H.R. 2112), H2611 [1MY], E1477
———restructuring of business accounts, E1222
Dept. of Labor: administration of apprenticeship programs, H1530
Dept. of the Interior: authorizing appropriations for BLM and improving public lands management (H.R. 1096), H5686
———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), H4982 [25JN]
District of Columbia: establish an equitable annual Federal payment (H.R. 2123), H4236 [11JN]
Economy: strengthen, H1421 [6MR]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9767 [13NO]
Financial institutions: commercial loans, H1459 [7MR]
Flag—U.S.: display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (H. Con. Res. 44), E559
Foreign trade: importation of peanuts, H5308 [10JY]
———peanut import quota, H2007 [21MR], H2127 [10AP], H2401 [23AP]
———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3550
Fort Mitchell, AL: Chattahoochee Indian Heritage Center site, E2375
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Commission: funding, H4982 [25JN]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Wilderness Therapeutic Program: tribute, H3380 [22MY]
GAO: recalculation of farmers disaster payments, E3305
Georgia: tribute to American Society for Quality Control, E3390
Georgia Regional Fisheries Center: tribute, H5426 [11JY]
Georgia Southwestern College: special scholarships for students in the Guard and Reserve who served in Operation Desert Shield, H2113 [10AP]
Hughston, Jack C.: Medical Association of Georgia's Hardman Cup Award recipient, E2210
Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes, H786 [30JA]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2038), H4247
Iraq: linking end of war with withdrawal from Kuwait, H786 [30JA]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5587
Middle East: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, H1882 [20MR]
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 33), H417 [12JA]
———military action by Iraq against Israel (H. Con. Res. 41), H659
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H168
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H465
———multinational military action against Iraq, H562 [18JA]
———news media coverage of multinational military action against Iraq, H1148 [26FE]
———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H586 [18JA]
Military assistance: cost-sharing of international defense by allies, H3319
National Tourism Week: designate (H.J. Res. 103), H4140 [7JN]
Native Americans: construction of Indian heritage museum at Fort Mitchell, AL, H5216 [27JN]
NATO: military reforms, H3633 [29MY]
Nuclear warfare: strategic defense initiative, H3294 [21MY]
Operation Desert Storm: homecoming celebration, H4229 [11JN]
POW: treatment relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 48), H648 [23JA]
Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (H.R. 2194), H4881 [24JN]
Soviet Union: economic assistance, H5604 [18JY]
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, H11514 [26NO]
University of Georgia: tribute to County Extension Service, E3315
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), E260
Weapons: application/adjustment of strategic defense initiative technology, H562 [18JA]
Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace, H1541
———repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (H.R. 772), H1286 [28FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2176 [11AP], H4547 [13JN], H5208 [26JN], H7197 [1OC], H7646 [8OC], H9040 [1NO], H10928 [22NO]
Leave of absence: granted, H4865 [20JN]
Special order: granted, H1322 [28FE], H2012 [21MR], H2129 [10AP], H2176 [11AP], H2391 [18AP], H5742 [23JY]
Statements
Military Action To Enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution Against Iraq: Senator Nunn, H169 [10JA]
Tables
Industrial preparedness planning statistics, H6364 [2AU]
Testimonies
Committee on Armed Services (House): National Defense Authorization, D479 [24AP]
———Payment Protections for First Tier Dept. of Defense Subcontractors (H.R. 2112), D505 [30AP]
Tributes
Barr, Bob, H5882 [25JY]
Carter, Manley L. (Sonny), Jr., H2096 [9AP]
Conable, Barber B., Jr., H2253
Harris, Ocie, H6146 [31JY]
Kirkland, Carl T., H4774 [20JN]
Mansour, Alfred, Jr. (Fred), E2153
Nakai, Yugo, H2165 [11AP]
Ray, James R., H8789 [31OC]
Shehane, Steve, H4950 [25JN]
Williams, Walker, E3679