SWIFT, AL(a Representative from Washington)
Appointments
Committee on House Recording Studio, H420 [18FE]
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint), H12607 [29OC]
Conferee: H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act, H8105 [12AU]
———H.R. 2194, Federal Facilities Compliance Act, H256 [4FE]
———H.R. 4016, Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act, H9258 [23SE]
———H.R. 4250, Amtrak appropriations, H9142 [23SE]
———H.R. 5260, emergency unemployment compensation, H5543 [30JN]
———H.R. 5334, Housing and Community Development Act, H9259 [23SE]
———H.R. 5506, assistance for operation of transit systems during major disasters, H9199 [23SE]
———S. 3, Senate Election Ethics Act, H1781 [26MR]
———S. 1671, withdrawal of public lands and operation of a nuclear waste isolation pilot plant in Eddy County, NM, H7399 [5AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4250), H477 [19FE]
Clallam County, WA: release land restrictions and reversionary interest (see H.R. 4842), H2668 [9AP]
Ecology and environment: reduce lead levels (see H.R. 5730), H7150 [31JY]
FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4116), H118 [28JA]
Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 516), H6348 [21JY]
Intercity Rail Passenger Capital Improvement Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4414), H1134 [10MR]
Telephones: pay-per-call technology (see H.R. 6191), H12591 [5OC]
Washington: Olympic National Park and Elwha River ecosystem and fisheries (see H.R. 4844), H2668 [9AP]
Whatcom County, WA: commercial truck arrivals relative to customs fees (see H.R. 4799), H2407 [7AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: Federal preemption of certain State regulations of air carrier routes and services (see H.R. 4688), H9443 [24SE]
Agriculture: transfer and marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 5680), H8022 [11AU]
American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), H8832 [21SE]
Animals: Federal regulation of certain veterinary practices (see H.R. 5297), H5980 [2JY]
Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), H3337 [14MY]
Budget: balance (see H.R. 5676), H8022 [11AU]
———discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732), H329 [5FE]
Captain Robert Gray Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), H673 [26FE]
Cascadia Corridor Commission: U.S. participation (see H.R. 6040, 6077; H. Con. Res. 378, 383), H9536 [25SE], H10099 [1OC], H11628, H12591 [5OC]
Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 440), H3644 [20MY]
Civil Rights Act: administrative review of employment discrimination claims by Federal employees (see H.R. 3613), H121 [28JA]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 3975), H1008 [4MR]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H848 [27FE]
Columbia River Bicentennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), H673 [26FE]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), H8304 [10SE]
Dept. of Energy: treatment of nuclear facilities employees (see H.R. 5039), H3644 [20MY]
Education: compliance and accountability measures under the National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4338), H2496 [8AP]
82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H6861 [28JY]
El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782), H289 [4FE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on limitation of expenditures for Federal office (see H.J. Res. 524), H6147 [8JY]
Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218), H3240 [13MY]
Endangered species: conservation of the northern spotted owl and old growth resources in parts of Washington (see H.R. 4615), H1994 [26MR]
ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H2496 [8AP]
Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070), H2713 [28AP]
Foreign aid: utilize cash transfer assistance to purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 5405), H5043 [22JN]
Foreign trade: relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246), H2885 [30AP]
Forests: annual report on National Forest System reforestation activities (see H.R. 4980), H2672 [9AP]
———export of unprocessed timber (see H.R. 4331), H846 [27FE]
Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797), H2809 [29AP]
Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H8832 [21SE]
Haiti: treatment of refugees (see H.R. 5360), H8647 [16SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5514), H5980 [2JY]
Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1321 [17MR]
House of Representatives: prohibit assignment of motor vehicles and drivers to political party whips (see H. Res. 416), H2258 [1AP]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), H2676 [9AP]
Japanese Americans: increase trust fund authorization relative to redress payments for interned civilians during World War II (see H.R. 4551), H7726 [6AU]
Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), H2811 [29AP]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H3171 [12MY]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), H4855 [17JN]
Medicare: outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy services payment cap (see H.R. 3277), H12592 [5OC]
———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373), H3918 [28MY]
———payment of new physicians (see H.R. 4507), H3964 [2JN]
———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534), H9867 [29SE]
Monuments and memorials: establish memorial for Japanese American veterans (see H.J. Res. 271), H4983 [18JN]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H933 [3MR]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H10779 [2OC]
National Endometriosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463), H10014 [30SE]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H8148 [12AU]
National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), H1347 [18MR]
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H3452 [19MY]
New York Stock Exchange: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 441), H3019 [6MY]
NIH: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 5495), H5323 [25JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160), H6147 [8JY]
Ozone: phase-out of ozone-destroying substances (see H. Res. 350), H329 [5FE]
Pesticides: speciality crops use (see H.R. 4764), H2885 [30AP]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 5000), H2712 [28AP]
Public welfare programs: funding of food programs for WIC and Head Start programs and to expand the Job Corps Program (see H.R. 5289), H5323 [25JN]
Railroads: settlement of labor-management disputes (see H.J. Res. 515, 517), H5323 [25JN]
Ships and vessels: requirements for manning and watches on towing vessels (see H.R. 3942), H7060 [30JY]
Spain: support the planting of 500 California redwood trees in commemoration of the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus' voyage (see H.J. Res. 529), H7533 [5AU]
Taxation: business income tax exemption for use of name or logo of event sponsors (see H.R. 4790), H5792 [1JY]
———extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 5240), H3964 [2JN]
———occupational taxes relative to the production or sale of certain alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3781), H1600 [20MR]
———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838), H199 [30JA]
Wetlands: stewardship (see H.R. 2400), H9294 [23SE]
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H9443 [24SE]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H10014 [30SE]
Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), H2676 [9AP]
Yugoslavia: enforcement of U.N. resolutions relative to cessation of hostilities (see H. Res. 490), H5793 [1JY]
———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 5258), H4589 [10JN]
Documents
Bonneville Power Administration Provisions of H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act, H3471 [20MY]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Sedy, Deron J., E973• [7AP]
Letters
Emergency unemployment compensation: Representative Dingell, H231 [4FE]
———Representative Rostenkowski, H231 [4FE]
National Voter Registration Act: Dick Molpus, H4737 [16JN]
———several organizations, H4722 [16JN]
———Talbot D'Alemberte, American Bar Association, H4723 [16JN]
Lists
Economic commandments of Paul Files, E144• [29JA]
Motions offered by
FTC: authority regarding telephone sale fraud (S. 1392), H9698 [29SE]
Radioactive substances: reduce public exposure to radon gas (S. 792), H9707 [29SE]
Telephones: regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), H566 [25FE]
Remarks by, on
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4250), H7966, H7967, H7970 [11AU], H9142 [23SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4250), conference report, H11283, H11285, H11286 [4OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4669• [11JN]
CERCLA: identification of real property where no hazardous substance was stored relative to the termination of certain activities (H.R. 4016), H7862, H7863 [10AU], H9258 [23SE]
———identification of real property where no hazardous substance was stored relative to the termination of certain activities (H.R. 4016), conference report, H11823, H11824 [5OC]
Committee on Energy and Commerce: meetings during sessions, H1585 [20MR], H4698 [16JN], H5100 [24JN], H7972 [11AU]
Committee on House Administston: investigation of the operation of the Office of the Postmaster (H. Res. 340), H302 [5FE]
Committee on House Administration: investigation of allegations relative to the House Post Office (H. Res. 430), H2532 [9AP]
———investigation of the operation of the Office of the Postmaster (H. Res. 340), H3902, H3903 [28MY]
———release public transcripts relative to investigation into House Post Office (H. Res. 526), H6480, H6481, H6483, H6484 [23JY]
———transmit documents from the investigation of the operation of the Office of the Postmaster to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (H. Res. 518), H6366 [22JY]
Committees of the House: expenses for investigations and studies (H. Res. 379), H3876 [28MY]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H535 [25FE], H4741 [16JN], H5321 [25JN], H6261 [21JY], H7863 [10AU], H7967 [11AU], H8406 [15SE], H9136 [23SE], H9693, H9700 [29SE], H11283 [4OC], H11823, H11858 [5OC]
Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3471, H3472 [20MY], H3797 [27MY], E1627• [2JN]
Dept. of HUD: budget, H6908 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5678), H7016•, H7038 [30JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5677), E2392• [5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), H6908, H6918, H6919, H6950 [29JY]
Economy: implement programs to improve employment and other social conditions, E1455• [20MY]
———national objectives priority assignments, E144• [29JA]
Elections: funding for States for motor-voter program and voter registration program, H4732, H4736 [16JN]
———national voter registration (S. 250), H4722, H4724, H4732, H4736 [16JN], H5332 [29JN]
———national voter registration (S. 250), consideration (H. Res. 480), H4706, H4711 [16JN]
Endangered species: conservation of the northern spotted owl and old growth resources in parts of Washington (H.R. 4615), H7999• [11AU]
Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), H8109, H8110 [12AU]
———authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 516), H6257, H6261 [21JY]
FTC: fraud and consumer abuse committed on telephone sales (H.R. 3203), H9693 [29SE]
Hazardous substances: improve accuracy of radon testing products and services (H.R. 3258), H9700, H9702 [29SE]
Housing: EPA to establish standards for the identification and removal of lead hazards, H11462 [5OC]
———extend certain laws relative to housing and community development (H.R. 5334), conference report, H11462 [5OC]
Jewell, Glyn: RespecTeen National Youth Forum Washington State representative, E1126• [28AP]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, E2392• [5AU]
Mendez, Frank: recipient of Social Security Commissioner's citation for superior service, E2714• [18SE]
National Academy of Science: study of wetlands, H6950 [29JY]
National parks and recreation areas: prohibit construction of new dams, H3797 [27MY]
Point of order, H6918, H6919 [29JY]
Presidential Election Campaign Fund: funding of closed caption television candidate commercials (H.R. 3292), H2000, H2002 [30MR]
Public broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2977), H7271• [4AU]
Railroads: settlement of labor-management disputes (H.J. Res. 517), H5310, H5313, H5314, H5317, H5318 [25JN]
Rivers: prohibit Federal agency licensing of new hydroelectric projects where State prohibits construction of dams, H3797 [27MY]
Ships and vessels: subsidy information and trade remedies against certain foreign-built ships (H.R. 2056), E1390• [14MY]
Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (H.R. 2194), appointment of conferees, H256 [4FE]
———application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (H.R. 2194), conference report, H9135, H9136, H9139, H9141• [23SE]
Tacoma, WA: land exchange (H.R. 4489), H9824• [29SE]
Task Force on the Post Office: clarification of terminology, E2258 [24JY]
Taxation: middle-income relief, job creation, growth, and investment (H.R. 4287), E493• [2MR]
Telephones: interstate pay-per-call regulation (H.R. 3490), H531, H535, H538 [25FE]
———pay-per-call technology (H.R. 6191), H11934 [5OC]
———regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), H564 [25FE]
Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), consideration (H. Res. 523), H6493 [23JY]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), conference report, H8673 [17SE]
Television Marti: funding, H7038 [30JY]
Tourist trade: promote (S. 680), H8402, H8406, H8408 [15SE]
Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 4095), H231 [4FE]
———emergency compensation (H.R. 5260), consideration (H. Res. 475), H4395 [9JN]
Washington: Olympic National Park and Elwha River ecosystem and fisheries (H.R. 4844), H11856, H11858 [5OC], E1089• [10AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H7531 [5AU], H8809 [18SE]
Special order: granted, H3833 [27MY], H7149 [31JY]
Tribute, H2319 [3AP]
Reports filed
FEC Appropriations: Committee on House Administration (H.R. 4116) (H. Rept. 102-504), H2808 [29AP]
Testimonies
Committee on Agriculture: Forestry and Timber Harvest Rotations, D248 [11MR]
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Telemarketing Fraud, D960 [30JY]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Olympic National Park and the Elwha River Ecosystem Restoration (S. 2527), D668 [4JN]
Committee on Rules: Emergency Unemployment Compensation (H.R. 5260), D674 [4JN]
———Federal Facilities Compliance Act (H.R. 2194), D1171 [22SE]
———National Voter Registration Act (S. 250), D699 [10JN]
———Settlement of Railroad Labor-Management Disputes (H.J. Res. 515), D798 [25JN]
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (H.R. 2806), D1052 [11AU]