SMITH, ROBERT F. (BOB) (a Representative from Oregon)

Appointments

Committee on Hunger (Select), H1088 [21FE]

Conferee: H.R. 707, CFTC appropriations, H7202 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health care professionals: encourage service in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2579, H4098 [6JN])

National forests: stability of communities dependent on outputs of timber and other resources (see H.R. 1309, H1456 [6MR])

Oregon: designation and conservation of certain lands (see H.R. 2080, H2536 [24AP])

———reforestation of certain lands (see H.R. 1585, H2015 [21MR])

Real property: compensate owners for diminution of value resulting from Federal action (see H.R. 2185, H2685 [1MY])

Rural areas: grants for improving the availability and quality of health care services (see H.R. 3504, H7380 [3OC])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H1774 [14MR])

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H8188 [22OC])

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: lease lands for oil and gas exploration and development (see H.R. 759, H824 [30JA])

Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H4016 [5JN])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2538 [24AP])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10366 [18NO])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1025 [19FE])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H3371 [21MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———reform process (see H.R. 298, H78 [4JA])

Capital punishment: imposition for certain killings of Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1421, H1757 [13MR])

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1670 [12MR])

Coast Guard: reimbursement for response to Middle East oilspills (see H. Con. Res. 229, H11893 [26NO])

Coins: mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])

———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1658, H2769 [2MY])

———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, H1670 [12MR])

Colleges and universities: promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H3625 [23MY])

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

Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 11, H62 [3JA])

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

Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Community Colleges (see H.R. 1048, H3710 [29MY])

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Savings Bond Program (see H. Con. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])

Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H6318 [1AU])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1418 [5MR])

Endangered species: determining factors (see H.R. 3092, H6137 [30JY])

Export Enhancement Program: restore effectiveness (see H.R. 805, H889 [5FE])

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H5818 [24JY])

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H5596 [17JY])

Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H6539 [12SE])

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])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3806 [3JN])

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H2087 [22MR])

Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6879 [25SE])

Forests: protection and management in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 2463, H3623 [23MY])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3806 [3JN])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H6602 [16SE])

Geological Survey: enhance geologic mapping (see H.R. 2763, H7648 [8OC])

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, H4284 [11JN])

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

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H6387 [2AU])

Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H5514 [16JY])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2565 [25AP])

Japan: semiconductor trade with the U.S. (see H. Res. 133, H2812 [7MY])

Labor: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1755, H2178 [11AP])

Local government: increase Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1584, H7801 [10OC])

Medals: fine for sale or trade of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 3067, H8121 [21OC])

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 22, H11893 [26NO])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H2602 [30AP])

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])

Mining: establish a commission to study existing laws and procedures relative to mining, other than coal mining (see H.R. 2635, H5515 [16JY])

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H2109 [9AP])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10723 [20NO])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1282 [27FE])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H4613 [18JN])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H6676 [17SE])

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])

———relinquishment of rights, title, and interest by the U.S. in certain lands (see H.R. 1514, H4016 [5JN])

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

National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])

National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 287, H5746 [23JY])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6799 [24SE])

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238, H7551 [7OC])

National Nurses Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 269, H4283 [11JN])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H4283 [11JN])

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H2770 [2MY])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H5342 [10JY])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6799 [24SE])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2137 [10AP])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8663 [29OC])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3739 [30MY])

National Trails System: designate California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1229, H1413 [5MR])

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

Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H3805 [3JN])

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1292, H1455 [6MR])

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

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6799 [24SE])

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H8496 [24OC])

Small business: encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (see H.R. 1278, H1416 [5MR])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H6879 [25SE])

———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, H4187 [7JN])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H7200 [1OC])

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, H2136 [10AP])

———regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H7815 [11OC])

———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 1655, H2137 [10AP])

Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2109 [9AP])

———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, H3280 [20MY])

———computing of deductions allowable to home day care providers for the business use of their homes (see H.R. 2008, H5341 [10JY])

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

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H1138 [21FE])

———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H5596 [17JY])

———incentives for coverage of senior citizens by private long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2528, H6879 [25SE])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H3280 [20MY])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H6879 [25SE])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H7199 [1OC])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H6540 [12SE])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H2394 [18AP])

———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H2570 [29AP])

———treatment of certain self-employment income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see H.R. 2766, H8189 [22OC])

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 3841, H10841 [21NO])

Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (see H.R. 1155, H1279 [27FE])

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1508, H2538 [24AP])

Veterans: benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H6798 [24SE])

———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, H10842 [21NO])

Water: Federal participation in the operation and maintenance of recreation facilities (see H.R. 2368, H10269 [14NO])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2375 [17AP])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H8189 [22OC])

World War II: contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H11894 [26NO])

———encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236, H10545 [19NO])

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2698), H5189 [26JN]

Budget: deficit, E2189 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorizing appropriations for BLM and improving public lands management (H.R. 1096), H5683, H5685, H5694, H5702 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), H5000 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), waiving certain points of order during consideration (H. Res. 179), H4903 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: drought assistance (H.R. 355), H1942, H1944 [21MR]

Flint Hills Prairie National Monument: establish (H.R. 2369), H7840 [15OC]

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3584 [23MY]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H484 [12JA]

Missouri River: designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), H3005 [14MY]

Nez Perce National Historical Park: protection of battlefield sites (H.R. 2032), H8110 [21OC]

Niobrara River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), H3005 [14MY]

Public lands: grazing fees, H5000 [25JN], H5694, H5702 [23JY]

Rural Development Administration: establish, H5189 [26JN]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), consideration (H. Res. 210), H6336 [2AU]

Water: subsidization of surplus crop irrigation during drought, H1942 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H4436 [12JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Oregon Medicaid Rationing Experiment, D1100 [16SE]

Committee on Finance: Expend Funds of the Reforestation Trust Fund in Oregon (S. 535), D1008 [30JY]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Reauthorization, D1260 [16OC]