SKEEN, JOE(a Representative from New Mexico)

Appointments

Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy, H420 [18FE]

Conferee: H.R. 4990, line-item budget rescission authority, H3137 [12MY]

———H.R. 5487, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies appropriations, H7399 [5AU]

———H.R. 5503, Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H8224 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Social Security: SSI benefits (see H.R. 5695), H6626 [24JY]

Water: moratorium on the implementation of certain drinking water regulations (see H.R. 5772), H7385 [4AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627), H1008 [4MR]

American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), H10101 [1OC]

Animals: Federal regulation of certain veterinary practices (see H.R. 5297), H8810 [18SE]

Armed Forces: minting of coins commemorating women members (see H.R. 5872), H10101 [1OC]

Assisting Deployment of Energy and Environmental Practices and Technology Program (ADEPT): establish (see H.R. 5587), H6244 [9JY]

Battle of Guadalcanal Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), H3241 [13MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to reduce the deficit, balance the budget, and limit revenues (see H.J. Res. 447), H3020 [6MY]

Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H1181 [11MR]

Census: use of data relative to benefit programs (see H.R. 5478), H7386 [4AU]

Children and youth: apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 5220), H5980 [2JY]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H329 [5FE]

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H478 [19FE]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: amend (see H.R. 6138), H11627 [5OC]

Coroners: efforts to locate the next of kin of deceased individuals (see H. Con. Res. 87), H5623 [30JN]

Courts: jurisdiction relative to inmate capacity at State penal and correctional institutions (see H.R. 4912), H4122 [3JN]

Crime: mandate life imprisonment for persons convicted of a third violent felony (see H.R. 5567), H10101 [1OC]

———State registration of individuals convicted of offenses against minors (see H.R. 2862), H5183 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890), H3336 [14MY]

———prohibit implementation of the Rural Health Care Initiative (see H.R. 4196), H588 [25FE]

Diseases: establish cancer registries relative to studies on the elevated rate of mortality for breast cancer (see H.R. 4206), H5081 [23JN]

———research and treatment of breast cancer (see H. Res. 359), H524 [24FE]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), H1268 [12MR]

Ecology and environment: assistance to small towns with facilities and compliance activities (see H.R. 3609), H3170 [12MY]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), H674 [26FE]

82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H4334 [5JN]

Endangered species: determining factors (see H.R. 3092), H7151 [31JY]

———protection of the African elephant (see H. Con. Res. 256), H199 [30JA]

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

———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576), H2324 [3AP]

Federal-State Pesticide Regulation Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 3850), H199 [30JA]

Financial institutions: exempt certain institutions from examination requirements (see H.R. 5375), H5043 [22JN]

Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070), H120 [28JA]

Food: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 5703), H12592 [5OC]

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: establish a memorial to in the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 552), H10102 [1OC]

Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H10101 [1OC]

Government: economic and local impact of the Federal decisionmaking process (see H.R. 5545), H5979 [2JY]

———procurement of goods and services from the private sector (see H.R. 4430), H5043 [22JN]

Government regulations: accountability in the Federal regulatory process (see H.R. 5542), H7386 [4AU]

———establish a commission to eliminate duplicative and noncompetitive Federal regulations (see H.R. 5768), H8576 [15SE]

———extend moratorium (see H. Con. Res. 307), H2496 [8AP]

———judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 5977), H8810 [18SE]

———quality of agency regulations and accountability for regulatory actions (see H.R. 5590), H7533 [5AU]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H142 [29JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4094, 5325), H4157 [4JN], H7385 [4AU]

Health care professionals: shortage areas (see H.R. 5370), H5043 [22JN]

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]

———transfer postal services and operations to the Postal Service (see H. Res. 370), H1600 [20MR]

House Rules: amend relative to providing a chief financial officer (see H. Res. 419), H2677 [9AP]

Income tax: include organ donation information with individual return payments (see H.R. 993), H5327 [26JN]

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), H2259 [1AP]

Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1101 [5MR]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), H4679 [11JN]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), H9537 [25SE]

Jefferson, Thomas: commemorate 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 5056), H2942 [5MY]

Jewish Foundation for Christian Rescuers: tribute (see H. Res. 538), H9294 [23SE]

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps: limitations on number of units at secondary educational institutions (see H.R. 5307), H8304 [10SE]

Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), H330 [5FE]

Latin America: cooperation with U.S. in science and technology (see H.R. 3215), H2496 [8AP]

Law enforcement: loans to local government to assist in enforcement of alcohol-related traffic laws (see H.R. 5155), H4158 [4JN]

Local government: indemnify certain entities from liability relative to the release of hazardous substances at military bases (see H.R. 4025), H3452 [19MY]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), H2811 [29AP]

Mason, George: approve memorial location (see H.J. Res. 402), H479 [19FE]

Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1311), H7884 [10AU]

Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1312), H7884 [10AU]

———prohibit denial of claims or recovery of overpayments if based upon claim sampling (see H.R. 2618), H10779 [2OC]

Motion pictures: accessibility for the hearing-impaired (see H. Res. 272), H524 [24FE]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 403), H479 [19FE]

National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 442), H1692 [24MR]

National Baseball Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), H1180 [11MR]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 393), H1997 [26MR]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), H3241 [13MY]

National Commitment to Quality Award: establish (see H.R. 5526), H10779 [2OC]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), H674 [26FE]

National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H2677 [9AP]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), H2495 [8AP]

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H10101 [1OC]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), H4590 [10JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), H1268 [12MR]

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 412), H1268 [12MR]

National Endometriosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463), H8810 [18SE]

National Environmental Technologies Agency Act: enact (see H.R. 5374), H9536 [25SE]

National Family Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 488), H4335 [5JN]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), H5979 [2JY]

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]

———protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371), H524 [24FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), H122 [28JA]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H848 [27FE]

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H2259 [1AP]

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), H2885 [30AP]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 503), H4447 [9JN]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H5081 [23JN]

National Occupational Therapy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 471), H12592 [5OC]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 450), H1599 [20MR]

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 404), H479 [19FE]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H10102 [1OC]

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), H1347 [18MR]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), H6861 [28JY]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H479 [19FE]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), H3452 [19MY]

National Small Independent Telephone Company Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), H3171 [12MY]

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), H3020 [6MY]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), H8966 [22SE]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), H9444 [24SE]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 395, 546), H289 [4FE], H8735 [17SE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 495), H8810 [18SE]

New York Stock Exchange: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 441), H1321 [17MR]

NSF: establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936), H3019 [6MY]

Nuclear energy: combine construction permit and operating license for nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4488), H2897 [4MY]

Olympic games: inclusion of women's soccer as a medal sport (see H. Con. Res. 324), H8810 [18SE]

OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 92), H8220 [9SE]

Pearl Harbor (U.S.S.): naming of a guided missile cruiser (see H. Con. Res. 354), H8967 [22SE]

Pesticides: speciality crops use (see H.R. 4764), H5792 [1JY]

Public Health Service: adolescent family life demonstration projects (see H.R. 4983), H3835 [27MY]

Public lands: limit additional U.S. acquisition of lands in certain States (see H.R. 1439), H329 [5FE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H1290 [16MR]

Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe: land claims (see H.R. 1206), H1290 [16MR]

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H10101 [1OC]

Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 457, 465), H2201 [31MR], H2495 [8AP]

Rural areas: establish modern interactive telecommunications systems relative to medical services (see H.R. 5238), H6147 [8JY]

Small business: private investment to provide equity capital (see H.R. 5191), H5081 [23JN]

———tax credits relative to compliance with certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 5596), H8148 [12AU]

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917), H199 [30JA]

———establish education, job training, and work experience programs for welfare families (see H.R. 5501), H8576 [15SE]

———improve access and delivery of home care (see H.R. 5743), H10014 [30SE]

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]

States: regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221), H4334 [5JN]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for hiring displaced homemakers (see H.R. 1536), H3451 [19MY]

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784), H498 [20FE]

———treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 4293), H1380 [19MR]

Travel Agent Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 392), H330 [5FE]

United States-Mexico Commission: establish (see H.R. 4928), H2670 [9AP]

Veterans: furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598), H120 [28JA]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), H3452 [19MY]

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911), H4983 [18JN]

Wallenberg, Raoul: accounting of whereabouts and definitive fate (see H. Res. 388), H3644 [20MY]

Water: reauthorize pollution control programs and wastewater treatment works construction (see H.R. 5320), H5081 [23JN]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H8966 [22SE]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H2201 [31MR]

Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), H848 [27FE]

Motions offered by

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), H7398 [5AU]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 5373), H4833 [17JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: funding for wetlands reserve program, H5582 [30JN]

———research grants, H5574 [30JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), H5551, H5565, H5572, H5573, H5574, H5582, H5631, H5633 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), conference report, H7910, H7924, H7925, H7926, H7927, H7928, H7929, H7931 [11AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), motion to instruct conferees, H7399 [5AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), motion to recommit, H5655 [30JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H6327 [21JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4652 [11JN]

———expenditures versus revenue, H4652 [11JN]

Cooperative State Research Service: funding, H5572, H5573 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 5503), H6382, H6434 [22JY]

Eddy County, NM: withdrawal of public lands and operation of waste isolation pilot plant (S. 1671), conference report, H11869 [5OC]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs funding, H5631 [30JN]

National Organic Standards Board: funding, H5565 [30JN]

Native Americans: establish Mimbres Culture National Monument (S. 1528), H9820, H9821, H9822 [29SE]

Nuclear energy: monitored retrievable storage of commercial waste, H4828 [17JN]

Pettigrew, Dick: National Society of Professional Engineers' Professional Engineers in Private Practice Award recipient, E2385• [5AU]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 5373), H4828, H4833 [17JN]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H6434 [22JY]

Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe: land claims (H.R. 1206), H7322 [4AU]

Solid waste: withdraw lands for the waste isolation pilot plant (H.R. 2637), H6303, H6310, H6321, H6322, H6327 [21JY]

———withdraw lands for the waste isolation pilot plant (H.R. 2637), consideration (H. Res. 494), H6300 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H7531 [5AU], H8646 [16SE]

Testimonies

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Mimbres Culture National Monument Establishment (S. 1528), D620 [21MY]

Committee on Rules: Dept. of the Interior Appropriations (H.R. 5503), D825 [30JN]

———Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 5373), D732 [16JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe Land Claims (H.R. 1206), D427 [8AP]

Tributes

Miller, Michael D., E2667• [16SE]