STEARNS, CLIFF(a Representative from Florida)

Articles and editorials

``Domestic Partners'' Bill Degrades the Nation's Capital, by, H9363 [24SE]

Feds and the Arts—Where It Went Wrong, Leonard Garment, Washington (DC) Post, E527• [4MR]

In My Opinion, Karen Woodward, Telephony (publication), E717• [18MR]

It's About Time, Bob Stoffels, Telephone Engineer & Management (publication), E717• [18MR]

Suppressor Who Couldn't Be Suppressed, Mike Bernos, Florida Trend (publication), E518• [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 362), H9443 [24SE]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 449), H3018 [6MY]

Members of Congress: pay rates relative to the Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 4692), H1996 [26MR]

Social Security: application of wages earned from teaching to the earnings test (see H.R. 4957), H2671 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: consolidation of research and extension activities (see H.R. 5554), H9294 [23SE]

Aliens: expedite the deportation and exclusion of criminals (see H.R. 5733), H7150 [31JY]

Animals: Federal regulation of certain veterinary practices (see H.R. 5297), H6583 [23JY]

Appropriations: rescind certain unnecessary appropriations (see H.R. 3217), H9294 [23SE]

———rescind unauthorized (see H.R. 4315), H873 [2MR]

Border patrol: provide for additional agents from military personnel displaced by defense cutbacks (see H.R. 4754), H2943 [5MY]

Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164), H7151 [31JY]

———line-item rescission authority (see H.R. 4617, 4618, 4619, 4620, 4621, 4622, 4623, 4624, 4625, 4626, 4627, 4628, 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), H1994, H1995, H1996 [26MR]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H674 [26FE]

Crime: penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241), H4121 [3JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal market promotion program (see H.R. 4211), H9536 [25SE]

Education: prohibit prison inmates from receiving Pell grants (see H.R. 3967), H142 [29JA]

Executive departments: limit annual growth in overhead (see H.R. 5550), H9294 [23SE]

Federal employees: limit growth in the size of civilian work force (see H.R. 2595), H9443 [24SE]

———payroll and work force reductions (see H.R. 5551), H9294 [23SE]

———travel expenses (see H.R. 3780), H9443 [24SE]

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), H4678 [11JN]

Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070), H2496 [8AP]

Florida Bay: save (see H.R. 6028), H9443 [24SE]

Foreign aid: require President to submit an integrated justification for programs (see H.R. 3571), H588 [25FE]

Government: application of Federal laws to State and local legislative rights (see H.R. 4613), H3088 [7MY]

Government regulations: 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]

House of Representatives: expense payments of former Speakers (see H.R. 3561), H3336 [14MY]

———reduce expenses and reform operations (see H.R. 4224), H1113 [9MR]

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

Housing: elderly families (see H.R. 3425), H933 [3MR]

———improve Federal home loan bank system (see H.R. 5740), H7151 [31JY]

Hurricanes: Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew (see H.R. 5911), H8218 [9SE]

Immigration: establish a non-immigrant status for spouses of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 4275), H3019 [6MY]

———transfer of Government information about aliens to INS (see H.R. 5255), H3728 [21MY]

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 1003), H2496 [8AP]

———treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643), H9443 [24SE]

Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1380 [19MR]

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

Medicare: geographic adjustment factors relative to the payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 4393), H2674 [9AP]

———payment provisions for new physicians (see H.R. 4507), H1345 [18MR]

———reduce waste and fraud (see H.R. 5553), H9294 [23SE]

———reimbursement for new physicians (see H.R. 1898), H120 [28JA]

Members of Congress: repeal and prohibit all exemptions, privileges, and gratuities (see H.R. 3555), H2810 [29AP]

Merchant marine: application of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44), H8966 [22SE]

———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44), H8966 [22SE]

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H2202 [31MR]

National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 442), H3452 [19MY]

National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), H9294 [23SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 393), H3964 [2JN]

National Cancer Institute: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 5340), H8148 [12AU]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 299), H1599 [20MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 299), H1599 [20MR]

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

National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), H10101 [1OC]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H12592 [5OC]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), H4122 [3JN]

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

Nuclear energy: combine construction permit and operating license for nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4488), H3336 [14MY]

Persian Gulf War Veterans Registry: establish (see H.R. 5864), H8145 [12AU]

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

Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768), H4679 [11JN]

Power resources: energy conservation program (see H.R. 1196), H12591 [5OC]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509), H120 [28JA]

Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 415), H8305 [10SE]

Safety: require Federal, State, and local governments to permit certain emergency response personnel to conduct preincident planning activities (see H.R. 1424), H2897 [4MY]

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), H3964 [2JN]

Social Security: expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771), H1100 [5MR]

Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4821), H2943 [5MY]

———capital gains (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1269 [12MR]

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067), H141 [29JA]

———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838), H2673 [9AP]

———use of amounts in individual retirement accounts for certain housing purposes (see H.R. 4127), H289 [4FE]

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303), H120 [28JA]

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473), H120 [28JA]

———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198), H3729 [21MY]

Vietnam: withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233), H1101 [5MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), H8022 [11AU]

Comparisons

Initiatives included in primary health care reform proposals, E3015• [4OC]

Motions offered by

Housing: extend certain laws relative to housing and community development (H.R. 5334), H7492 [5AU]

Remarks by, on

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1306), conference report, H3389 [19MY], H5705 [1JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H679 [27FE]

Bottcher, A.B. (Del): Dept. of Agriculture Distinguished Service Award recipient, E2000• [26JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H4343 [9JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4526 [10JN]

———discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3732), H1215 [12MR]

———middle class tax limitation, H5186 [25JN]

———tax rates on certain upper income brackets, H6025 [8JY]

Bush, President: personal military history, H10941 [3OC]

———political platform, H8579 [16SE]

CBO: reform, H1187 [12MR]

Clinton, Bill: budget proposal, H5053 [23JN]

———political platform, H10659 [2OC]

Commonwealth of Independent States: arms reduction, H5796 [2JY]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 5503), H6467, H6468 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish program for homeless veterans (H.R. 5400), H6649 [27JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), H6891 [29JY]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H8114 [12AU]

District of Columbia: disapproval of City Council health care benefits expansion legislation, H6135, H6137 [8JY], H9362, H9363 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5517), H6127, H6135, H6137 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5517), conference report, H9362, H9363 [24SE]

Domestic policy: impact of political party objectives on priority assignments, H6354 [22JY], H6453 [23JY], H6985 [30JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), conference report, H2518• [9AP]

———Clinton campaign policies, H6252 [21JY]

Employment: OSHA health standards in the workplace, H1326 [18MR]

Financial institutions: reform the regulatory and service systems, H8838 [22SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5368), H5245 [25JN]

Government regulations: extend moratorium, H2412 [8AP]

———moratorium, H3178 [13MY]

Haiti: protection of Haitians in the U.S. pending the resumption of democratic rule (H.R. 3844), H808 [27FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2683 [28AP], H5547 [30JN], H7260 [4AU], E3015• [4OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H. Con. Res. 362), H9302 [24SE]

House of Representatives: rescind unused funds in salaries and expenses account, H5122 [24JN]

Housing: extend certain laws relative to housing and community development (H.R. 5334), H7491, H7492 [5AU]

———refundable tax credit to first-time home buyers, H870 [2MR]

Hurricanes: Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew, H8156, H8205, H8206 [9SE]

India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir, H5245 [25JN]

Information services: competition, E717• [18MR]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H5122 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5427), consideration (H. Res. 499), H5106 [24JN]

National Association of Federal Credit Unions: anniversary, E919• [1AP]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5691 [1JY], E527• [4MR]

OSHA: cadmium exposure standards, E707• [18MR]

Small business: economic impact analyses of regulatory measures, H134 [29JA]

———impact, H3971 [3JN]

Social Security: application of wages earned from teaching to the earnings test (H.R. 4957), H2504 [9AP]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, H2948 [6MY]

Soviet Union: Library of Congress exhibit of ``Revelations from the Russian Archives'', H4859 [18JN]

Spring Hill, FL: St. Andrew's Church honorees, E714• [18MR]

Supreme Court: ruling on prayer at public school-sponsored activities, H5331 [29JN]

Tsongas, Paul E.: Presidential candidacy, H451 [19FE]

Voting Rights Act: extend bilingual provisions (H.R. 4312), H6589, H6590 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1006 [4MR], H1344 [18MR], H2257 [1AP]

Leave of absence: granted, H12604 [9OC]

Special order: granted, H4753 [16JN]

Statements

Deficit Spending: Thomas Jefferson, H4526, H4527 [10JN]

Importance of the Bible in Public Schools: Benjamin Rush, H8742 [18SE]

Studies

One in Forty Dade Dwellers HIV Infected: Linda R. Monroe, Florida Office of Health and Rehabilitative Services, H8114 [12AU]

Testimonies

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

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Bankruptcy Judgeships, D223 [5MR]

Tributes

Billington, James, H4859 [18JN]

Bowne, Shirlee, E919• [1AP]

Boyer, Clara and family, E152• [30JA]

McGrath, Katie, E1906• [19JN]

Rush, Benjamin, H8742 [18SE]

Wylie, Representative, H9125• [22SE]