MARLENEE, RON(a Representative from Montana)

Addresses

Effect of Private Faith on Public Policy: Stan Stephens, Governor of Montana, E905• [31MR]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), E1702• [5JN]

Montana: designate certain national forest lands as wilderness (S. 1696), H10697 [2OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 429, enforcement of acreage limitations relative to Federal reclamation laws, H5186 [25JN], H7828 [10AU]

———H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act, H8105 [12AU]

Articles and editorials

Acting Arts Chief Vows To Keep It Clean, Kim Masters, Washington (DC) Post, E1280• [6MY]

Clinics Will Continue Abortion Counseling, Billings (MT) Gazette, H10677• [2OC]

State's Clinics Not Fazed by Gag Rule, Great Falls (MT) Tribune, H10677• [2OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: authorize use of insignia on State motor vehicle license plates (see H.R. 4112), H118 [28JA]

Canyon Ferry Reservoir, MT: management of lands and recreational resources (see H.R. 5696), H6705 [27JY]

Health care professionals: tax treatment of physicians starting medical practices in rural areas (see H.R. 5598), H6245 [9JY]

Real property: Federal acquisition of private lands on units of local governments (see H.R. 4099), H118 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: entrance into challenge cost-share agreements (see H.R. 4375), H933 [3MR]

———extend emergency crop loss assistance and authorize research relative to infestations of sweetpotato whitefly (see H.R. 5012), H2808 [29AP]

Animals: prohibit export of black bear viscera (see H.R. 4427), H6583 [23JY]

Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164), H8810 [18SE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 248), H2291 [2AP]

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78), H3451 [19MY]

Coins: 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), H1101 [5MR]

Courts: access to civil justice relative to costs and delay (see H.R. 4155), H1692 [24MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer of excess construction and fire equipment to foreign governments (see H.R. 5299), H3917 [28MY]

Endangered species: economic impact analyses of protection measures (see H.R. 4058), H524 [24FE]

Endangered Species Act: application of certain requirements and prohibitions to a species (see H.R. 5105), H3087 [7MY]

Federal employees: quantity and quality of housing of land management agency field employees (see H.R. 4708, 4709), H2201 [31MR]

Foreign trade: domestic uses of certain foreign grain after importation (see H.R. 3549), H674 [26FE]

Forests: annual report on National Forest System reforestation activities (see H.R. 4980), H2672 [9AP]

Government regulations: extend moratorium (see H. Con. Res. 307), H2811 [29AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5325), H4157 [4JN]

Historic Preservation Act: amend (see H.R. 4849), H2668 [9AP]

Income: wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786), H1997 [26MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: reauthorization (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4590 [10JN]

Kennedy, John F.: release sealed documents relative to assassination (see H.J. Res. 454; H. Res. 325), H675 [26FE], H2677 [9AP]

Languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123), H397 [7FE]

Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights: establish (see H.R. 2946), H933 [3MR]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in any health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 296), H4335 [5JN]

Motor vehicles: State motorcycle helmet laws (see H.R. 4226), H417 [14FE]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H674 [26FE]

National Cancer Institute: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 5340), H4334 [5JN]

National forests: issuing of certain special use permits on public lands (see H.R. 4971), H2671 [9AP]

———issuing of ski area permits on public lands (see H.R. 4970), H2671 [9AP]

National League of Families POW/MIA: authorizing display of flag (see H.J. Res. 478), H8220 [9SE]

National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), H9867 [29SE]

Native Americans: fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and treatment (see H.R. 1322), H1100 [5MR]

Nuclear energy: combine construction permit and operating license for nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4488), H3019 [6MY]

Oil: disposal and management standards for recyclers of used oil (see H.R. 5276), H6349 [21JY]

Pearl Harbor (U.S.S.): naming of a guided missile cruiser (see H. Con. Res. 354), H8305 [10SE]

Pesticides: speciality crops use (see H.R. 4764), H2323 [3AP]

Postal Service: nondisclosure of names and addresses (see H.R. 5274), H7256 [3AU]

Power resources: tax treatment of investors in oil and gas exploration (see H.R. 4190), H2884 [30AP]

Real property: estate tax rates and land values relative to conservation easements (see H.R. 5469), H5081 [23JN]

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411), H2809 [29AP]

Social Security: expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771), H6861 [28JY]

———payment of benefits for the month of recipient's death (see H.R. 5396), H5623 [30JN]

States: safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs (see H.R. 4207), H8810 [18SE]

Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4821), H4854 [17JN]

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747), H1380 [19MR]

———exclude from gross estate value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 2149), H2884 [30AP]

———law exclusion for scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 4418), H7726 [6AU]

———occupational taxes relative to the production or sale of certain alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3781), H1600 [20MR]

———treatment of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 34), H11197 [3OC]

———treatment of employer group-term life insurance benefits (see H.R. 3020), H8647 [16SE]

Ukraine: recognize independence (see H. Con. Res. 212), H122 [28JA]

Veterans: exempt certain organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 5720), H7533 [5AU]

Wetlands: criteria for designation (see H.R. 4840), H2668 [9AP]

World War II: issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623), H1268 [12MR]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Hedges, Shane M., E848• [27MR]

Letters

Montana National Forest Management Act: Gerald V. Parker, Pyramid Mountain Lumber Inc., H10785 [2OC]

———Lorents Grosfield, H10687 [2OC]

———several organizations, H10703 [2OC]

———Thomas F. Donnelly, National Water Resources Association, H10785 [2OC]

———W.R. Cronoble, Balcron Oil, H10785 [2OC]

Motions offered by

House of Representatives: adjournment, H7978 [11AU]

Pledges

Deficit reduction, E2410• [7AU]

Remarks by, on

Armed Forces: authorize use of insignia on State motor vehicle license plates, E1701• [5JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4533 [10JN]

———deficit, E2410• [7AU]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3600, H3601, H3602 [20MY], H3756•, H3788• [27MY]

———promote (H.R. 776), conference report, H11444• [5OC]

Conservation of natural resources: efficiency standards for water appliances, H3600, H3601, H3602 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), E1701• [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 5503), H6439 [22JY], E2264• [27JY]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), conference report, H8254• [10SE]

House of Representatives: procedures, H7978 [11AU]

Journal: question of approval, H7887 [11AU]

Mining: mineral claims on public lands (H.R. 918), H11217, H11218, H11219, H11220 [4OC], E2283• [28JY]

———mineral claims on public lands (H.R. 918), consideration (H. Res. 574), H11048 [3OC]

Montana: designate certain national forest lands as wilderness (S. 1696), H10687, H10688, H10691, H10702, H10703, H10704, H10707, H10712, H10713, H10783, H10785 [2OC]

———designate certain national forest lands as wilderness (S. 1696), consideration (H. Res. 590), H10685 [2OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding priorities, E1280• [6MY]

Native Americans: recognition of and assistance to California tribes (H.R. 2144), H7978 [11AU]

———settlement of the water rights claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (S. 1607), H8925• [22SE]

———technical amendments to certain Federal Indian statutes (H.R. 5686), H7216• [3AU]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3600 [20MY], H7888, H7924, H7978 [11AU], H10686, H10712 [2OC], H11217 [4OC]

Peru: Presidential action to rescind democracy (H. Con. Res. 306), H2650 [9AP]

Point of order, H10712 [2OC]

Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy, E1556• [27MY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H6439 [22JY]

———pipeline right-of-way grants for natural gas and oil, H3788• [27MY]

REA: improve electric and telephone service in rural areas (H.R. 5237), H7355• [4AU]

Rutman, Irwin: relief (H.R. 3664), H7892 [11AU]

Strategic petroleum reserve: oil company requirements relative to deposits, H3756• [27MY]

Wilderness areas: provide for an environmentally protected study of the northern Rockies ecosystem, H10712, H10713, H10783, H10785 [2OC]

Wildlife refuges: hunting restrictions, E2264• [27JY]

Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), veto, H10676• [2OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1992 [26MR], H2200 [31MR], H3017 [6MY], H6704 [27JY], H6859 [28JY], H7724 [6AU]

Statements

Montana National Forest Management Act: Bush administration, H10704 [2OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: National Wildlife Refuge System, D518 [6MY]

Committee on Rules: Montana National Forest Management Act (S. 1696), D1263 [1OC]

Tributes

Hedges, Shane M., E848• [27MR]