SMITH, LAMAR S.(a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Naturalization Ceremony: Christel M. Taglieri, E2184• [21JY]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), H5649, H5653 [30JN]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 5518), H6200 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5677), H6741 [28JY]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H5148 [24JN]

LSC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2039), H3126 [12MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 11, Enterprise Zone Tax Incentives Act, H10680 [2OC]

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

———H.R. 5506, assistance for operation of transit systems during major disasters, H9199 [23SE]

Articles and editorials

Warren Brookes, Washington (DC) Times, E116• [29JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Citizenship: entitle U.S. citizenship to certain persons through their U.S citizen mothers (see H.R. 4139), H141 [29JA]

Dept. of Defense: donation of excess military clothing, medical supplies, and sundry articles to aid homeless (see H.R. 4386), H1008 [4MR]

Drug abuse: President's participation in San Antonio, TX, summit on illicit drug trade (see H. Con. Res. 277), H478 [19FE]

Immigration: adjust levels relative to the U.S. unemployment rate (see H.R. 4441), H1180 [11MR]

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H6978 [29JY]

Taxation: minimum tax preferences relative to energy production (see H.R. 4274), H478 [19FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Alcoholic beverages: health warnings in advertisements (see H.R. 1443), H4755 [16JN]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart for those wounded in action by friendly fire (see H.R. 4502), H3918 [28MY]

Bankruptcy: cases relative to debt adjustments (see H.R. 5321), H6022 [7JY]

Border patrol: provide for additional agents from military personnel displaced by defense cutbacks (see H.R. 4754), H2290 [2AP]

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H3964 [2JN]

Budget: line-item rescission authority (see H.R. 4617, 4618, 4619, 4620, 4621, 4622, 4623, 4624, 4625, 4626, 4627, 4628, 4629, 4630, 4631, 4632, 4633, 4634, 4635, 4636, 4637, 4638, 4639, 4640, 4641, 4642, 4643, 4644, 4645, 4646, 4647, 4648, 4649, 4650, 4651, 4652, 4653, 4654, 4655, 4656, 4657, 4658, 4659, 4660, 4661, 4662, 4663, 4664, 4665, 4666, 4667, 4668, 4669, 4670, 4671, 4672, 4673, 4674, 4675, 4676, 4677, 4678, 4679, 4680, 4681, 4682, 4683, 4684), H2674, H2675, H2676 [9AP]

Business and industry: promote competitiveness (see H.R. 5229), H3727 [21MY]

Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), H7061 [30JY]

Coins: mint commemorative coins for 100th anniversary of protection of Civil War battlegrounds (see H.R. 5126), H4854 [17JN]

———mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H289 [4FE]

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152), H6349 [21JY]

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H8220 [9SE]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), H8358 [14SE]

Crime: establish Health Care Fraud Forfeiture Fund (see H.R. 4930), H4679 [11JN]

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

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), H2676 [9AP]

Economy: support technological innovation to maximize U.S. energy supply (see H.R. 4460), H1692 [24MR]

82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H6147 [8JY]

Federal Prison Industries: participation in Federal procurements (see H.R. 3662), H4121 [3JN]

Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070), H2713 [28AP]

Forests: protection of biodiversity and restraint on clearcutting (see H.R. 1969), H3644 [20MY]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), H9537 [25SE]

House of Representatives: disclosure of information relative to check cashing at House bank (see H. Res. 395), H1267 [12MR]

———expense payments of former Speakers (see H.R. 3561), H329 [5FE]

———require a recorded vote upon final passage of appropriations legislation (see H. Res. 332), H675 [26FE]

House Rules: amend relative to the election of chairmen and ranking minority members of standing committees (see H. Res. 311), H122 [28JA]

Immigration: admissions process at airports and other ports of entry (see H.R. 5780), H7532 [5AU]

Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1268 [12MR]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), H8966 [22SE]

Medicare: geographic adjustment factors relative to the payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 4393), H1099 [5MR]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), H8832 [21SE]

Merchant marine: application of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44), H1997 [26MR]

———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44), H1997 [26MR]

NASA: negotiation with former Soviet republics relative to the acquisition of space hardware and technology (see H.R. 4447), H1180 [11MR]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), H8647 [16SE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), H2714 [28AP]

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), H9867 [29SE]

National Family Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 488), H6350 [21JY]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H8148 [12AU]

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H1009 [4MR]

National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), H9443 [24SE]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H6349 [21JY]

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), H2259 [1AP]

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

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), H3171 [12MY]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), H8832 [21SE]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 395, 546), H289 [4FE], H8147 [12AU]

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

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

Patents: extend (see H.R. 4896), H2669 [9AP]

———extend term of certain products (see H.R. 2255), H3088 [7MY]

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

Political campaigns: prohibition of fraudulent misrepresentation of authority (see H.R. 4145), H498 [20FE]

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411), H216 [3FE]

Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 457), H3171 [12MY]

Senior citizens: establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (see H.R. 5216), H8576 [15SE]

Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 5787), H7725 [6AU]

Social Security: expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771), H479 [19FE]

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), H5183 [24JN]

Taxation: deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747), H1008 [4MR]

———designation of income tax liability to be used to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 5773), H7726 [6AU]

———designation of income tax refund to be used to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 6114), H10778 [2OC]

———partial exclusion of dividends and interest (see H.R. 4268), H1346 [18MR]

———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838), H2943 [5MY]

———treatment of student employees of seasonal children's camps relative to Social Security (see H.R. 3141), H142 [29JA]

Thomas T. Connally Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Marlin, TX: designate (see H.R. 5491), H6583 [23JY]

Unemployment: repeal certain optional rollover distribution procedures (see H.R. 5745), H7151 [31JY]

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

Veterans: permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164), H6245 [9JY]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H8810 [18SE]

Yugoslavia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 5258), H3728 [21MY]

Comparisons

Travel expense savings in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations bill, H6742 [28JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4450 [10JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), H5650, H5651, H5652 [30JN]

Budget: balance, H4339 [9JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4450 [10JN], H4606 [11JN]

———deficit, H2901 [5MY]

———deficit reduction through space station funding termination, H6939 [29JY]

Congress: review schedule, E418• [25FE]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3457 [20MY], H3741 [27MY]

Dept. of Defense: donation of excess military clothing, medical supplies, and sundry articles to aid homeless (H.R. 4386), H938 [4MR]

Dept. of HUD: budget, H6910 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 5503), H6383, H6422, H6424 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5488), H5729 [1JY]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 5518), H6200, H6201, H6202, H6203 [9JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5678), H7044 [30JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5677), H6741, H6742 [28JY]

———travel expense appropriations, H6741, H6742 [28JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), H6910, H6939 [29JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 5517), H6126 [8JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H58 [28JA]

Drugs: tribute to individuals who lost their lives combating drug-related crimes (H.J. Res. 414), H561 [25FE]

Haiti: repatriation of citizens, H3732 [26MY]

House of Representatives: disclosure of information relative to check cashing at House bank, E674• [13MR]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H5055 [23JN], H5148, H5149, H5150, H5151 [24JN]

———reduce overhead, H5148, H5149, H5150, H5151 [24JN]

LSC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2039), H3126, H3127 [12MY]

———representation of aliens in cases unrelated to wages, housing, transportation and employment rights, H3126, H3127 [12MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on pay raises (H. Con. Res. 320), H3380 [19MY]

Taxation: congressional procedures relative to rate increases, H4606 [11JN]

———minimum tax preferences relative to energy production, H3457 [20MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H6346 [21JY]

Testimonies

Committee on Appropriations (House): Legislative Branch Appropriations, D765 [22JN]

Committee on Rules: Legal Services Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2039), D486 [30AP]

Tributes

Brookes, Warren, E116• [29JA]

Taglieri, Christel M., E2184• [21JY]