SAXTON, JIM (a Representative from New Jersey)
Appointments
Committee on Aging (Select), H1088 [21FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Congress: require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146, H6193 [31JY])
House of Representatives: require three-fifths majority vote on passage of legislation increasing revenues (see H. Res. 141, H2686 [1MY])
House Rules: amend relative to economic impact statements for legislation increasing taxes or fees on the maritime industry (see H. Res. 315, H11890 [26NO])
International law: establish a military tribunal to prosecute war crimes arising from the Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Res. 100, H1416 [5MR])
National Institutes for the Environment: establish (see H. Res. 153, H3149 [15MY])
Older Americans Act: transfer of certain funds (see H.R. 2391, H3279 [20MY]; H.R. 2394, H3279 [20MY]
Postal Service: grant local governments discretion to assign mailing addresses (see H.R. 1675, H2107 [9AP])
Refuse disposal: extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H2260 [16AP])
Senior citizens: authorizing appropriations for consumer protection demonstration projects (see H.R. 2392, H3279 [20MY])
———expand preventive health services program to include disease prevention and health promotion (see H.R. 2393, H3279 [20MY])
Ships and vessels: fees for a person engaged in carriage of goods or passengers by vessel for hire (see H.R. 4032, H11888 [26NO])
Social Security: exempt from earnings test income earned for home health care services or respite services provided in the recipient's home (see H.R. 2305, H2953 [9MY])
Taxation: rate reduction (see H.R. 3903, H11114 [23NO])
———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 1020, H1078 [20FE])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: reduction of aviation noise in New York and New Jersey (see H.R. 3510, H7380 [3OC])
Aged: expand counseling assistance for elderly, sick, and disabled individuals (see H.R. 416, H5341 [10JY])
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, H11894 [26NO])
Antarctic regions: environmental protection treaty (see H.R. 1920, H2538 [24AP])
———oil spill protection (see H.R. 1921, H2538 [24AP])
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H684 [23JA])
Arab countries: agreement relative to passport and visa policies (see H.R. 2254, H5451 [15JY])
———recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H1760 [13MR])
Arms control: regulate transfer of arms to countries threatening world peace (see H.R. 868, H2470 [23AP])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])
Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H9581 [7NO])
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1025 [19FE])
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])
———constitutional amendment to require balanced, accountability in tax legislation, and line-item veto of appropriations (see H.J. Res. 285, H5049 [25JN])
———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H2537 [24AP])
———reduction of overhead expenditures (see H. Con. Res. 96, H1474 [7MR])
———reform process (see H.R. 298, H2375 [17AP])
Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2672, H5451 [15JY])
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])
Coast Guard: reimbursement for response to Middle East oilspills (see H. Con. Res. 229, H10366 [18NO])
Coastal zones: authorize use of apportionments for pumpout stations for marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 1297, H1455 [6MR])
———improve quality of recreation waters (see H.R. 12, H54 [3JA])
Coins: mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H11892 [26NO])
———mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1658, H2085 [22MR])
———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])
Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H5050 [25JN])
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H713 [28JA])
Committee on Ways and Means: require relief bill committee reports to include the sponsor and revenue cost (see H. Res. 108, H5516 [16JY])
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H5910 [25JY])
Congress: purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 242, H196 [10JA])
Courts: standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H5908 [25JY])
Dept. of Defense: environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H2769 [2MY])
Dept. of the Environment: establish (see H.R. 3121, H6192 [31JY])
Drug abuse: establish model treatment programs (see H.R. 462, H5211 [26JN])
Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H5665 [22JY])
Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 73, H713 [28JA])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2087 [22MR])
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H2181 [11AP])
Endangered species: strengthen conservation programs (see H.R. 4045, H11889 [26NO])
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8102 [17OC])
FAA: publish flight charts for visual flight routes (see H.R. 3243, H6382 [2AU])
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H7313 [2OC])
Families and domestic relations: grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H2399 [22AP])
Federal employees: early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H8188 [22OC])
———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H854 [4FE])
———use of leave to serve as bone-marrow or organ donors, and for purposes relating to the adoption of a child (see H.R. 2675, H4945 [24JN])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H2469 [23AP])
Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H5267 [27JN])
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act: extend the phase-in period under title XI (see H.R. 2115, H3806 [3JN])
Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
Fish: conservation and management of weakfish (see H.R. 2588, H4186 [7JN])
Fish and fisheries: restrict commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 393, H82 [4JA])
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 83, H5451 [15JY])
Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H5818 [24JY])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
Go Camping America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90, H1456 [6MR])
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, H5211 [26JN])
Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H2953 [9MY])
Health: research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (see H.R. 1212, H7862 [15OC])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])
House of Representatives: elimination of perquisites and establish additional conditions for committee travel expenses (see H. Res. 291, H10842 [21NO])
———voter registration lists (see H. Res. 276, H10724 [20NO])
International Parental Child Abduction Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266, H4098 [6JN])
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 469, H110 [9JA])
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])
Japan: operation and regulation of capital and securities markets (see H.R. 3283, H11892 [26NO])
Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235, H3150 [15MY])
Kidnaping: penalties for international parental kidnaping of children (see H.R. 2055, H2535 [24AP])
Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5342 [10JY])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])
Languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H9758 [13NO])
Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights: establish (see H.R. 2946, H6602 [16SE])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H1079 [20FE])
Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H5049 [25JN])
———examine health of populations and treatment during catastrophic events (see H.R. 3486, H7379 [3OC])
———protection in State waters (see H.R. 3132, H8496 [24OC])
Marine Protection Research, and Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3749, H9700 [12NO])
Medicare: additional payment for the operating costs of hospitals with a high proportion of medicare patients (see H.R. 827, H2686 [1MY])
———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1213, H7862 [15OC])
———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H2178 [11AP])
———outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy services payment cap (see H.R. 3277, H10932 [22NO])
———require instruction in geriatric medicine for payment of medical education costs to facilities (see H.R. 1582, H8120 [21OC])
Members of Congress: deny annuity benefits relative to individuals convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1077, H4016 [5JN])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H6318 [1AU])
Merchant seamen: provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44, H55 [3JA])
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 13, H196 [10JA])
———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])
Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H3804 [3JN])
National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H7649 [8OC])
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H8495 [24OC])
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272, H10932 [22NO])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H9043 [1NO])
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H892 [5FE])
National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5979 [29JY])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H4613 [18JN])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2110 [9AP])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2770 [2MY])
National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7863 [15OC])
National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H1024 [19FE])
National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1024 [19FE])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H992 [6FE])
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H5267 [27JN])
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H2109 [9AP])
National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 30, H782 [29JA])
National Guard: Federal support of State defense forces (see H.R. 2001, H2903 [8MY])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2017 [21MR])
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H2770 [2MY])
National Institute of Nursing Research: designate (see H.R. 2447, H5650 [18JY])
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H4216 [10JN])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6458 [11SE])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])
National Minority Organ Donor Encouragement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 229, H4438 [12JN])
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])
National parks: restrict concessionaire contracts (see H.R. 571, H196 [10JA]; H. Con. Res. 20, H604 [18JA])
National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H855 [4FE]), H891 [5FE]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2570 [29AP])
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6194 [31JY])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H892 [5FE])
National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2137 [10AP])
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H4099 [6JN])
National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1162 [26FE])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H2261 [16AP])
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1370, H2262 [16AP])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H1282 [27FE])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H9144 [4NO])
New Jersey: moratorium on oil and gas leasing off the coast (see H.R. 2505, H3739 [30MY])
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H606 [18JA])
Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H3495 [22MY])
Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H8496 [24OC])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6676 [17SE])
POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H2686 [1MY])
Public Health Service: regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 3462, H10544 [19NO])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
Recycling: improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 755, H824 [30JA])
———promote research (see H.R. 300, H79 [4JA])
———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H8787 [30OC])
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])
Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H. Res. 107, H6540 [12SE])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1475 [7MR])
Science: promote dissemination of biomedical information and prevent duplication of live animal experiments (see H.R. 1389, H1668 [12MR])
Shipping industry: fair implementation of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44, H55 [3JA])
Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H7381 [3OC])
———provision of health and other humanitarian services to developing countries (see H.R. 2832, H11288 [25NO])
———remedy injury to shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 2709, H4866 [20JN])
Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 249, H77 [4JA]; H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])
———exempt from earnings test amounts earned for child care services (see H.R. 866, H989 [6FE])
———long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1916, H6317 [1AU])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H8335 [23OC])
Solid waste: liability of certain municipalities for generation and transportation (see H.R. 2767, H5049 [25JN])
Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 40, H605 [18JA])
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, H7815 [11OC])
Syria: extradition of fugitive Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner (see H. Res. 129, H5911 [25JY])
Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2109 [9AP])
———capital gains (see H.R. 3128, H6192 [31JY])
———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H5979 [29JY])
———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2137 [10AP])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H6386 [2AU])
———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H5210 [26JN])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1248, H1414 [5MR])
———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, H3037 [14MY])
———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 246, H993 [6FE])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2375 [17AP])
———inflation adjustments relative to treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3278, H6384 [2AU])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H3624 [23MY])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H3855 [4JN])
———refundable credits for qualified cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3464, H8189 [22OC])
———reinstate investment tax credit and reduce capital gains taxes (see H.R. 2359, H3149 [15MY])
———relief for families and incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 3744, H10843 [21NO])
———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H5050 [25JN])
———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H1023 [19FE])
———rollover proceeds from sale of farm to an individual retirement account (see H.R. 2333, H4284 [11JN])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H7380 [3OC])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H3624 [23MY])
———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H2539 [24AP])
———treatment of tax-sheltered annuity plans issued by insolvent issuer (see H.R. 3488, H7379 [3OC])
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H8335 [23OC])
Transportation: tax treatment of employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling (see H.R. 193, H892 [5FE])
Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see H.J. Res. 69, H2109 [9AP])
Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H4099 [6JN])
U.N.: drift net fishery conservation program (see H.R. 2152, H3037 [14MY])
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, H8335 [23OC])
———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H3739 [30MY])
Water pollution: establish permit requirements for overflows from combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems (see H.R. 2126, H2962 [13MY])
Wetlands: environmental research (see H.R. 3578, H9393 [5NO])
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1916 [20MR])
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6799 [24SE])
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, H10931 [22NO])
———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 American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H7380 [3OC])
Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])
Pledge of Allegianc
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Remarks by, on
Abortion: Federal funding for victims of rape and incest, E3715
Budget: deficit, H5823 [25JY]
Commission on Defense Base Closure and Realignment: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 308), H6011 [30JY]
Congress: require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (H.R. 3146), H6143 [31JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2521), conference report, H10625
Environment: tribute to Times Mirror Magazines on Partnership for Environmental Education Program, E1598
House of Represenatives: require three-fifths majority vote on passage of legislation increasing revenues (H. Res. 141), H2606 [1MY]
International law: establish a military tribunal to prosecute war crimes arising from the Persian Gulf conflict (H. Res. 100), H1346 [5MR]
International Parental Child Abduction Awareness Week: designate, H4228 [11JN]
Kidnaping: penalties for international parental kidnaping of children (H.R. 2055), H2543 [25AP], E1477
Middle East: military action by Iraq against Israel (H. Con. Res. 41), H657 [23JA]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H199 [11JA]
National Conference on Aging: authorize (H.R. 2967), H6477 [12SE]
Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6477 [12SE]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6477 [12SE]
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (H.R. 1414), H7652 [9OC]
Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (H.R. 917), H5669 [23JY]
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 967), H3462
Taxation: capital gains (H.R. 3128), H6198 [1AU]
———rates, H5399 [11JY], H5602 [18JY]
———repeal excise tax on luxury items, H5982 [30JY]
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), H623
Remarks in House relative to
Committees of the House: designate minority membership (H. Res. 94), H1293 [28FE]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2766 [2MY]
Leave of absence: granted, H6673 [17SE]
Tributes
Zaun, Jeffrey, H1329 [4MR]