DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR.(a Representative from Tennessee)
Articles and editorials
Beware of False Gods in Rio, several scientists, Wall Street Journal (publication), E1695• [5JN]
Bradley Reflects on His Years as Vol, Offers Thanks, Shazzon Bradley, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E36• [22JA]
Christmas Wish List Includes Peace, Good Health and Common Sense, Fred Hurst, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E40• [22JA]
Dubious Deficit Device, William Murchison, Washington (DC) Times, H7133 [31JY]
Government Programs Have Grown, David Denholm, Washington (DC) Times, E216• [6FE]
Hearts That Beat as One? Paul Greenberg, Little Rock (AR) Democrat Gazette, E2663• [16SE]
Iran-Contra Probe Not Serving Best Interests of U.S. Taxpayers, Ralph Looney, E2610• [14SE]
Just Do It, Wall Street Journal (publication), E462• [27FE]
Less Taxing Ways To Run the Country, Lewis Grizzard, E44• [22JA]
Los Angeles Subway, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H8722 [17SE]
Nightmare of Protecting Yourself and Your Property, Mike Royko, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, E1959• [23JN]
Politician's Dream Is A Businessman's Nightmare, George McGovern, Wall Street Journal (publication), E1705• [5JN]
Pursuit of the Failed McLean S&L, Sharon Walsh, Washington (DC) Post, H6708 [28JY]
Retiring Public Servant Wanda Teague Leaving Job Behind, But Not Politics, Roger Harris, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1955• [23JN]
Right-Wing Bashing Is All the Rage on Networks, Noel Holston, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, E2804• [25SE]
Russian Sinkhole, Leslie H. Gelb, New York (NY) Times, H7719 [6AU]
Save the People, Wall Street Journal (publication), E1696• [5JN]
Subway That Ate L.A., Wall Street Journal (publication), H8722 [17SE]
Sure Sign There's Trouble in Big Government Paradise, Richard Starr, Insight (publication), E1349• [12MY]
Tale of Two Energy Policies, Toni Mack, Forbes (publication), H2239 [1AP]
Turn Toward the Private Sector, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, E1969• [24JN]
TVA Program a Big Boost, H1586 [20MR]
Vital Role, She Votes for Government, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1956• [23JN]
Walsh's Silver Lining, Wall Street Journal (publication), E2098• [7JY]
Wanda Teague, Active in GOP, Dies at 69, Jacquelyn B. Dean, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1955• [23JN]
Wealth, Poverty, and Perceptions, Walter Williams, Washington (DC) Times, E2741• [22SE]
Welfare Just Won't Work, USA Today (publication), H6251 [21JY]
Widespread National Condition Likely Cured by Early November, Fred Hurst, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E2785• [24SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Congressional employees: application of fair labor standards (see H.R. 5710), H6978 [29JY]
Government: procurement of goods and services from the private sector (see H.R. 4430), H1180 [11MR]
Individual retirement accounts: penalty-free withdrawals (see H.R. 4249), H477 [19FE]
Medicare: eliminate peer review system (see H.R. 5709), H6978 [29JY]
National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), H288 [4FE]
Tariff: bicycle parts (see H.R. 4904), H2670 [9AP]
Taxation: repeal tax check-off providing funding for Presidential election campaigns and provide a check-off to reduce public debt (see H.R. 5153), H3239 [13MY]
———two-earner married couples (see H.R. 4251), H477 [19FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), H10101 [1OC]
Animals: Federal regulation of certain veterinary practices (see H.R. 5297), H6583 [23JY]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, 384), H1778 [25MR], H2676 [9AP]
———rescind unauthorized (see H.R. 4315), H673 [26FE]
Armed Forces: retirement pay to former spouses of retired members (see H.R. 2200), H216 [3FE]
Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H3964 [2JN]
Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164), H8810 [18SE]
———constitutional amendment to reduce the deficit, balance the budget, and limit revenues (see H.J. Res. 447), H1380 [19MR]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143), H4158 [4JN]
———inclusion of CBO cost estimates in certain committee reports impacting small business (see H.R. 5177), H6583 [23JY]
———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 28), H1997 [26MR]
Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), H7726 [6AU]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment relative to citizenship of individuals born to persons with legal resident mothers (see H.J. Res. 357), H122 [28JA]
Coins: commemoration of former prisoners of war (see H.R. 5020), H10101 [1OC]
———mint commemorative coins for 100th anniversary of protection of Civil War battlegrounds (see H.R. 5126), H4122 [3JN]
———mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H199 [30JA]
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H8220 [9SE]
Continental Shelf: distribute a portion of natural gas and oil receipts to coastal States and counties (see H.R. 4128), H289 [4FE]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), H5622 [30JN]
Crime: mandate life imprisonment for persons convicted of a third violent felony (see H.R. 5567), H8022 [11AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal market promotion program (see H.R. 4211), H848 [27FE]
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), H873 [2MR]
82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H6583 [23JY]
Elvis Presley Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 461), H2407 [7AP]
Federal aid programs: housing for disabled and elderly families (see H.R. 4435), H4122 [3JN]
Federal Prison Industries: participation in Federal procurements (see H.R. 3662), H933 [3MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: permit deadline extension (see H.R. 6004), H9537 [25SE]
Financial institutions: exempt certain institutions from examination requirements (see H.R. 5375), H4678 [11JN]
Foreign aid: transfer appropriated amounts to revenue sharing and education programs (see H.R. 4189), H3729 [21MY]
Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H10101 [1OC]
Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4438), H4696 [15JN]
Government regulations: extend moratorium (see H. Con. Res. 307), H2496 [8AP]
———relief to State and local governments (see H.R. 2260), H5323 [25JN]
———treatment of community banks relative to credit increases (see H.R. 5433), H5623 [30JN]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), H9443 [24SE]
House of Representatives: disclosure of information relative to check cashing at House bank (see H. Res. 395), H1267 [12MR]
———prohibit franked mass mailings outside congressional districts (see H.R. 4104), H199 [30JA]
———require a recorded vote upon final passage of appropriations legislation (see H. Res. 332), H330 [5FE]
House Rules: amend relative to providing a chief financial officer (see H. Res. 419), H2677 [9AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: limit citizenship by virtue of birth to persons with legal resident mothers (see H.R. 3605), H121 [28JA]
Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1268 [12MR]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 350), H289 [4FE]
John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building and U.S Courthouse, Fayetteville, AR: designate (see H.R. 5432), H4982 [18JN]
Medicare: limit denials of necessary inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 412), H3170 [12MY]
———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373), H288 [4FE]
———payment of new physicians (see H.R. 4507), H5081 [23JN]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), H8220 [9SE]
Merchant marine: application of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44), H8147 [12AU]
———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44), H8147 [12AU]
National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 442), H3452 [19MY]
National Captive Nations Committee, Inc.: establish a memorial within the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 534), H7151 [31JY]
National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 299), H6349 [21JY]
National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H8149 [12AU]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H8220 [9SE]
National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), H8966 [22SE]
National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 299), H6349 [21JY]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), H2408 [7AP]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H8148 [12AU]
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H2898 [4MY]
National Lock-in-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238), H1347 [18MR]
National Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 505), H7256 [3AU]
National Occupational Therapy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 471), H12592 [5OC]
National Park Service: reformation (see H.R. 6006), H9294 [23SE]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 404), H3241 [13MY]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H12592 [5OC]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H3919 [28MY]
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H3452 [19MY]
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), H3020 [6MY]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), H9443 [24SE]
National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), H9444 [24SE]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), H3644 [20MY]
New York Stock Exchange: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 441), H2202 [31MR]
Nuclear energy: combine construction permit and operating license for nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4488), H2897 [4MY]
Pesticides: speciality crops use (see H.R. 4764), H10779 [2OC]
Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966), H3644 [20MY]
Postal Service: mailing of wine (see H.R. 551), H5980 [2JY]
Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100), H7533 [5AU]
Real property: Federal acquisition of private lands on units of local governments (see H.R. 4099), H118 [28JA]
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H9294 [23SE]
Religion: freedom (see H.R. 4040), H1268 [12MR]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 457, 465), H2201 [31MR], H2495 [8AP]
Roads and highways: prohibit funds for signs expressed only in metric measurements (see H.R. 5997), H10101 [1OC]
Robert A. Roe Federal Building, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5431), H4982 [18JN]
Saudi Arabia: prohibit sale of F-15 aircraft (see H. Con. Res. 363), H10780 [2OC]
Senior citizens: establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (see H.R. 5216), H3643 [20MY]
Spain: support the planting of 500 California redwood trees in commemoration of the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus' voyage (see H.J. Res. 529), H11197 [3OC]
Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4821), H4854 [17JN]
———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456), H2496 [8AP]
———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2410), H524 [24FE]
———investment and employment credits relative to enterprise zones (see H.R. 23), H3088 [7MY]
———medical savings accounts (see H.R. 4130), H119 [28JA]
———occupational taxes relative to the production or sale of certain alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3781), H6978 [29JY]
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186), H5623 [30JN]
———tax fairness and economic growth (see H.R. 6196), H12591 [5OC]
———treatment of certain self-employment income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see H.R. 2766), H121 [28JA]
———treatment of interest paid in connection with the purchase of a new domestic automobile (see H.R. 4194), H1181 [11MR]
———treatment of medical care savings benefits (see H.R. 5250), H8219 [9SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), H9537 [25SE]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), H1134 [10MR]
World War II: anniversary of the Battle of Midway (see H. Con. Res. 276), H3919 [28MY]
Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H9443 [24SE]
Yugoslavia: enforcement of U.N. resolutions relative to cessation of hostilities (see H. Res. 490), H5623 [30JN]
———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 5258), H3728 [21MY]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Baumgardner, Erin R., E2651• [16SE]
Papers
Why Liberals Run From Their Name: R. David Lancaster, E2902• [2OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2261 [2AP]
Remarks by, on
American Folklife Center: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5058), H4381 [9JN]
Appropriations: Federal program increases, H5797 [2JY]
———line-item veto, H2043 [31MR], H6778 [28JY], H9897 [30SE], E462• [27FE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 553), consideration (H. Res. 580), H9897 [30SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4529 [10JN]
———deficit, H7133 [31JY], H7748 [10AU]
———discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3732), consideration (H. Res. 410), H2043 [31MR]
———making supplemental appropriations, transfers, and rescissions (H.R. 5620), consideration (H. Res. 527), H6778 [28JY]
———Presidential power to reduce authority (H.R. 78), H1328 [18MR], H2043 [31MR]
Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H130 [29JA]
Climate: global warming convention, H4344 [9JN], E1695• [5JN]
Commonwealth of Independent States: economic assistance (H.R. 4547), H7719 [6AU]
———economic assistance (H.R. 4547), consideration (H. Res. 545), H7601 [6AU]
———economic assistance to emerging republics, H2261 [2AP], H6152 [9JY]
———economic assistance to emerging republics (S. 2532), H5548 [30JN], H6985 [30JY]
Congress: independent counsel funding, H5187 [25JN]
Corps of Engineers: authorize construction of various infrastructure improvement projects (H.R. 5754), H9133 [23SE]
Crime: rioting and looting in urban areas, E1958• [23JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: market promotion program, H220 [4FE]
Dept. of the Interior: cooperative agreement with the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom (H.R. 5534), H8440, H8444 [15SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5503), H6455, H6457 [23JY]
Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 5518), conference report, H10106• [1OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5678), waiving points of order during consideration (H. Res. 530), H6996 [30JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), conference report—consideration (H. Res. 579), H9452 [25SE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H130 [29JA], H2261 [2AP], H4270-H4272 [4JN], H7259 [4AU]
Employment: impact of environmental protection legislation on the workforce, H4270-H4272 [4JN]
Eximbank: reauthorizing appropriations (H.R. 5739), conference report, H11659 [5OC]
Foreign trade: deficit, H38 [22JA]
Government: economic and social impact, E2741• [22SE]
———legal fees to private law firms, H6708 [28JY]
———procurement of goods and services from the private sector (H.R. 4430), E622• [11MR], E1968• [24JN]
IRS: tax refund errors, H10043 [1OC]
Knoxville, TN: tribute to local chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants, E2897• [2OC]
Los Angeles County, CA: Federal Government investigation of local government spending, H8722 [17SE]
———Transit Commission's awarding of contract to Japanese firm, H38 [22JA], H8722 [17SE]
Nanney, Douglas G.: tribute during National Police Week, E1416• [18MY]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4364), H2780 [29AP]
———project in Mojave Desert to look for space aliens, H63 [28JA]
———Search for Extraterrestial Intelligence Program funding, H2780 [29AP]
National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 399), H11921• [5OC]
National objectives: constitutional amendments, E2143• [9JY]
Netherlands: tribute to activities during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H11297 [4OC]
News media: coverage of the Presidential election, E2663• [16SE]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H2239 [1AP]
Public welfare programs: national objectives, H6251 [21JY]
Secret Service: headquarters funding, H3098 [12MY]
Small business: impact of environmental, employer, and consumer government regulations, H5982 [7JY]
Taxation: rates, H10657 [2OC]
———repeal tax check-off providing funding for Presidential election campaigns and provide a check-off to reduce public debt (H.R. 5153), H3179 [13MY]
Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), veto, H11484 [5OC]
TVA: tribute for lower rates, H1586 [20MR]
Votes: position on missed, E1472• [20MY]
Walsh, Lawrence: cost of Iran/Contra special investigation, H8156 [9SE]
Water: conservation and development of water resources (H.R. 5754), H9133 [23SE]
Weinberger, Caspar W.: indictment relative to Iran/Contra investigation, E2097• [7JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H326 [5FE], H844 [27FE], H3156 [12MY], H3641 [20MY], H5181 [24JN], H6019 [7JY], H6242 [9JY], H8356 [14SE], H8646 [16SE], H8963 [22SE], H9441 [24SE], H9535 [25SE], H10098 [1OC]
Special order: granted, H40 [22JA], H4156 [4JN], H5181 [24JN], H8732 [17SE], H11351 [4OC]
Sermons
Righteousness Exalts a Nation, But . . .: Richard Beam, E2517• [12AU]
Statements
Government Does Not Work: Edward Rendell, H39 [22JA]
Testimonies
Committee on Rules: Line-Item Veto and Enhanced Rescission Proposals, D1149 [18SE]
Texts of
Proposed constitutional omnibus amendment, E2143• [9JY]
Tributes
Bradley, Shazzon, E36• [22JA]
Haley, Alex, H486 [20FE]
Hurst, Fred, E40• [22JA]
Teague, Wanda, E1954• [23JN]