SLAUGHTER, D. FRENCH, JR. (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, H2140 [11AP]

Conferee: H.R. 2100, authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, H6586 [16SE]

Articles and editorials

All-American—Winchester and Frederick County, VA, Winchester (VA) Star, E2917 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: composition of the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia (see H.R. 829, H890 [5FE])

Federal employees: availability of long-term care insurance for civilians (see H.R. 705, H781 [29JA])

Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: exempt receipts from the calculation of the budget (see H.R. 1528, H1913 [20MR])

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 424, H82 [4JA])

Jefferson, Thomas: anniversary of birthday (see H.R. 2652, H4549 [13JN])

Newspapers: establish tax credits for using recycled newsprint (see H.R. 507, H386 [11JA])

Taxation: income tax credit for amounts contributed to a health care savings account (see H.R. 702, H781 [29JA])

———treatment of amounts otherwise includable on the cancellation of certain life insurance policies (see H.R. 703, H781 [29JA])

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])

Appropriations: automatic continuing for the Government (see H.R. 804, H6798 [24SE])

———constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H1671 [12MR])

Armed Forces: payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H4215 [10JN])

Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H5744 [23JY])

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])

Capital punishment: constitutional procedures for imposition (see H.R. 639, H1025 [19FE])

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 850, H988 [6FE])

Coal: enhance use (see H.R. 2639, H4549 [13JN])

Coins: 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, H2016 [21MR])

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H713 [28JA])

Congress: purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 242, H196 [10JA])

———require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146, H6193 [31JY])

Courts: clarify remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 640, H696 [24JA])

———termination of office of independent counsel (see H.R. 444, H6385 [2AU])

Crime: penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 1551, H2013 [21MR])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the medical center in Salem, VA (see H.R. 175, H892 [5FE])

Economic Recovery Tax Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 315, H5979 [29JY])

Education: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 19, H1139 [21FE])

———improve (see H.R. 2460, H3623 [23MY])

Employment: restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2915, H5513 [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])

Federal employees: create exceptions for honoraria paid for reasons unrelated to recipient's duties or position (see H.R. 109, H1138 [21FE])

———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])

Federal Prison Industries: participation in Federal procurements (see H.R. 3662, H8662 [29OC])

Federal Reserve System: GAO audit (see H.R. 1468, H2262 [16AP])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H2137 [10AP])

Flags—U.S.: prohibit import of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 2634, H4549 [13JN])

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])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H6386 [2AU])

Iraq: terminate most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 684, H2086 [22MR])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])

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])

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H57 [3JA])

Languages: constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 81, H605 [18JA])

Middle East: 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])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6387 [2AU])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2263 [16AP])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H6540 [12SE])

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H8102 [17OC])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H6879 [25SE])

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, H2087 [22MR])

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 30, H782 [29JA])

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

National Institute of Nursing Research: designate (see H.R. 2447, H3622 [23MY])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H1080 [20FE])

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])

National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H3037 [14MY])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6318 [1AU])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H2603 [30AP])

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

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1281 [27FE])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2087 [22MR])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H6458 [11SE])

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H2181 [11AP])

Operation Homefront: supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 99, H1416 [5MR])

Patents: certain processes (see H.R. 1417, H5596 [17JY])

Pensions: equitable treatment of federally funded and administered retirement programs relative to deficit reduction measures (see H. Con. Res. 42, H1457 [6MR])

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H6457 [11SE])

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

Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H5651 [18JY])

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])

Sewage disposal: regulate combined sewer overflows (see H.R. 3477, H7313 [2OC])

Ships and vessels: remedy injury to shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 2709, H4866 [20JN])

Small business: assistance to loan recipients affected by military service in Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 902, H1162 [26FE])

———health benefit plans (see H.R. 2453, H3622 [23MY])

Smithsonian Institution: extension of National Air and Space Museum at Washington Dulles International Airport (see H.R. 2756, H6387 [2AU])

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3280 [20MY])

States: prohibit imposition of income tax on pensions of nonresident individuals (see H.R. 431, H1670 [12MR])

Taxation: capital gains (see H.R. 3128, H6192 [31JY])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H3805 [3JN])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H3495 [22MY])

———deductibility of veterans flight training expenses (see H.R. 1168, H8787 [30OC])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H3624 [23MY])

———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])

———exclude from gross estate value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 2149, H6879 [25SE])

———exclude small transactions from broker reporting requirements (see H.R. 200, H8188 [22OC])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H3036 [14MY])

———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H6457 [11SE])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1281 [27FE]; H.R. 1248, H1414 [5MR])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H3037 [14MY])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H4284 [11JN])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1475 [7MR])

———repeal certain limitations on the one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287, H1455 [6MR])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H4613 [18JN])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H5514 [16JY])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H2962 [13MY]; H.R. 1186, H3037 [14MY])

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H5267 [27JN])

Transportation: tax treatment of employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling (see H.R. 193, H1474 [7MR])

———traffic congestion on interstate highways (see H.R. 946, H5910 [25JY])

Travel: resume normal business and tourist travel (see H. Con. Res. 129, H2374 [17AP])

Veterans: benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H2769 [2MY])

———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])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H3805 [3JN])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H5745 [23JY])

Essays

Patriotism—The Vital Component of a Successful Nation, Lori L. Hawk, E406 [5FE]

Letters

CIA relocation: Terrence Spellane, Prince William County, VA, H8480 [24OC]

Remarks by, on

Courts: composition of the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia (H.R. 829), E409 [5FE]

Crime: penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (H.R. 1551), H1922 [21MR]

Federal employees: availability of long-term care insurance for civilians (H.R. 705), E340 [29JA]

Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: exempt receipts from the calculation of the budget (H.R. 1528), E1042 [21MR]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2835 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2835 [8MY]

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: expand boundaries (H.R. 424), E78 [3JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2038), motion to instruct conferees, H8479 [24OC]

Jefferson, Thomas: anniversary of birthday (H.R. 2652), E2220 [13JN]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H285 [11JA]

———multinational military action against Iraq, H561 [18JA]

Newspapers: establish tax credits for using recycled newsprint (H.R. 507), E133 [11JA]

Shenandoah University: tribute, E120 [11JA]

Small Business Week: observance, H2892 [8MY]

Taxation: treatment of amounts otherwise includable on the cancellation of certain life insurance policies (H.R. 703), E340 [29JA]

———treatment of amounts withdrawn from individual retirement plans to pay for long-term health insurance (H.R. 704), E340 [29JA]

Winchester/Frederick County, VA: designation as All-American City by the National Civic League, E2917 [2AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H47 [3JA], H384 [11JA], H888 [5FE], H4547 [13JN]

Tribute, H5824 [25JY]

Resignations

Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, H7553 [8OC]

House of Representatives, H5270 [9JY]