SYNAR, MIKE(a Representative from Oklahoma)

Appointments

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

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

———H.R. 5006, Dept. of Defense appropriations authorization for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, H9370 [24SE]

———H.R. 5260, emergency unemployment compensation, H5543 [30JN]

———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

Bankruptcy: cases relative to debt adjustments (see H.R. 5321), H4121 [3JN]

———court procedures (see H.R. 5322), H4121 [3JN]

Courts: judgment on certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (see H.R. 4209), H397 [7FE]

Federal Facilities Energy Efficiency Bank: establish (see H.R. 4422), H1134 [10MR]

Native American Trust Fund: accounting and management reform (see H.R. 6177), H11628 [5OC]

Tobacco products: regulation (see H.R. 4350), H847 [27FE]

Water: compliance with certain drinking water regulations by small systems (see H.R. 6176), H11628 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), H8022 [11AU]

Antitrust policy: cause of action for persons injured in U.S. commerce by unfair foreign competition (see H.R. 5348), H4446 [9JN]

Armed Forces: minting of coins commemorating women members (see H.R. 5872), H9294 [23SE]

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H6627 [24JY]

Cash Management Improvement Act: implementation (see H.R. 5377), H4678 [11JN]

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), H588 [25FE]

Copyrights: fair use of certain works (see H.R. 4412), H1100 [5MR]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), H8304 [10SE]

Courts: public disclosure of settlements of civil actions involving the U.S. (see H.R. 3803), H674 [26FE]

———supersede judgment in the antitrust action of U.S. v. Western Electric (see H.R. 5096), H5980 [2JY]

Democracy Corps: establish to assist in the democratic development of the former Soviet republics (see H.R. 4419), H1692 [24MR]

Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681), H2258 [1AP]

Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 3082), H1778 [25MR]

Ecology and environment: assistance for environmental infrastructure facilities in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 5294), H5183 [24JN]

———stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4750), H2290 [2AP]

Education: financial planning program for secondary schools (see H. Res. 428), H7152 [31JY]

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840), H4447 [9JN]

———State parents as teachers programs (see H.R. 520), H478 [19FE]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), H1134 [10MR]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Federal facilities compliance (see H.R. 4986), H2672 [9AP]

Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218), H2884 [30AP]

Federal Election Campaign Act: political action committee activities and contribution limitations (see H.R. 4843), H2668 [9AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to bottled water (see H.R. 3545), H121 [28JA]

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

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343), H122 [28JA]

Health: regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 5938), H8575 [15SE]

Health care professionals: shortage areas (see H.R. 5370), H4589 [10JN]

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

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), H2676 [9AP]

Investments: supervision of investment advisers (see H.R. 5726), H7060 [30JY]

Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), H2811 [29AP]

Local government: authorize payments (see H.R. 5798), H8576 [15SE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5259), H3738 [26MY]

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]

Medicaid: optional coverage of case-management services for individuals who suffer traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 4243), H588 [25FE]

———reform quality control system for administrative expenses (see H.R. 5576), H6147 [8JY]

Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic services (see H.R. 3142), H1346 [18MR]

———operating costs of inpatient urban hospital services (see H.R. 4214), H2258 [1AP]

———payment for certain chiropractor services (see H.R. 213), H288 [4FE]

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373), H407 [11FE]

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

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), H7060 [30JY]

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107), H499 [20FE]

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H330 [5FE]

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

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

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H499 [20FE]

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

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), H5324 [25JN]

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

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

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

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), H8149 [12AU]

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

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H3644 [20MY]

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

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), H7885 [10AU]

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

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 495), H9294 [23SE]

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

NIH: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 5495), H5323 [25JN]

Ozone: phase-out of ozone-destroying substances (see H. Res. 350), H329 [5FE]

Packaging: reduction of toxic metals (see H.R. 3509), H479 [19FE]

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

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 5000), H2712 [28AP]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), H7060 [30JY]

Power resources: cofiring of natural gas and coal in certain boilers (see H.R. 4772), H2324 [3AP]

———tax treatment of investors in oil and gas exploration (see H.R. 4190), H1134 [10MR]

Public buildings: energy performance contracts of Federal buildings (see H.R. 4474), H1290 [16MR]

Public Health Service: regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 3462), H5043 [22JN]

———rural health outreach programs (see H.R. 4464), H1267 [12MR]

Public welfare programs: funding of food programs for WIC and Head Start programs and to expand the Job Corps Program (see H.R. 5289), H8647 [16SE]

REA: improve electric and telephone service in rural areas (see H.R. 5237), H4679 [11JN]

Refuse disposal: preparation of rural community impact statements prior to construction permits (see H.R. 4212), H407 [11FE]

Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918), H933 [3MR]

Rural areas: establish modern interactive telecommunications systems relative to medical services (see H.R. 5238), H3728 [21MY]

———reauthorizing the rural health care transition grant program (see H.R. 5223), H3643 [20MY]

Small business: prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (see H.R. 4895), H7533 [5AU]

Social Security: nurse certification requirements (see H.R. 5451), H8148 [12AU]

———operating costs of inpatient services in small rural hospitals (see H.R. 4755), H2290 [2AP]

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: credit for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time home buyer relative to farmland (see H.R. 5014), H3088 [7MY]

———treatment of tobacco advertising and promotional expenses (see H.R. 5499), H7151 [31JY]

Telecommunications: sports blackouts (see H.R. 5760), H8022 [11AU]

U.N.: implementation of the sustainable agenda of the Conference on Environment and Development (see H.R. 5162), H7726 [6AU]

Veterans: furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598), H848 [27FE]

———increase rate of special pension to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1541), H418 [14FE]

———payments to States for veterans care in State homes (see H.R. 3568), H398 [7FE]

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

Women: reproduction rights (see H.R. 25), H2407 [7AP]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H10014 [30SE]

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

Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H10014 [30SE]

Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), H2676 [9AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H2836• [30AP]

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1306), conference report, H3385 [19MY]

Bankruptcy: improve administration of cases (H.R. 6020), H11057 [3OC]

Budget: balance (H.R. 5333), H4351 [9JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4474 [10JN], H4649 [11JN]

———discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3732), H1219• [12MR]

———expenditures versus revenue, H4649 [11JN]

Congress: establish a permanent adjournment date (H.R. 4297), E826• [25MR]

Congressional Record: correction, H8624 [16SE]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3476, H3478, H3654, H3659 [20MY], H3751, H3807• [27MY]

———promote (H.R. 776), conference report, H11417 [5OC]

Council on Competitiveness: funding, H5749• [1JY]

Courts: judgment on certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (H.R. 4209), H7323 [4AU], E256• [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), H4248• [4JN], H4297, H4298 [5JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), conference report, E3143• [9OC]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 5503), H6441 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5488), H5749• [1JY]

Ecology and environment: liability, expedience, and funding for the cleanup of Superfund sites, E3317• [29OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H91 [28JA]

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

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H2680 [28AP]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), conference report, H2511 [9AP]

Families and domestic relations: extend family planning services (H.R. 3090), H2836• [30AP]

Federal Facilities Energy Efficiency Bank: establish (H.R. 4422), E603• [10MR]

GAO: authorize appropriations, H5141 [24JN]

Harmonized Tariff Schedule: amend (H.R. 4318), H7089• [31JY]

House of Representatives: disclosure of information relative to check cashing at House bank (H. Res. 396), H1249 [12MR]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H5141 [24JN]

LSC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2039), H2983, H2984, H2987 [6MY]

———lobbying Congress relative to funding of Legal Services programs, H2983, H2984, H2987 [6MY]

Mining: mineral claims on public lands (H.R. 918), H11222• [4OC]

Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), conference report, H5661, H5663 [30JN]

Motor vehicles: Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification of sport utility vehicles and small vans, H7089• [31JY]

Native American Trust Fund: accounting and management reform (H.R. 6177), E3149• [9OC]

Native Americans: Indian health care programs (H.R. 5752), E3138• [9OC]

Natural gas: prohibit States from limiting production based on market considerations, H3654, H3659 [20MY]

Patents: term extensions (H.R. 5475), E2368• [4AU]

Public Health Service: mental health and substance abuse block grants (H.R. 3698), H1642 [24MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H6441 [22JY]

Solid waste: withdraw lands for the waste isolation pilot plant (H.R. 2637), H6302, H6323• [21JY]

Strategic petroleum reserve: oil company requirements relative to deposits, H3751 [27MY]

Taxation: establish enterprise zones (H.R. 11), conference report, E3258• [9OC]

———promote incentives for economic growth and relief for families (H.R. 4210), H790• [27FE]

Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), H6536 [23JY]

———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), conference report, H8672 [17SE], E2757• [22SE]

Tobacco products: regulation (H.R. 4350), E483• [27FE]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 5260), H4422• [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, E977• [7AP], E2203• [21JY]

Water: compliance with certain drinking water regulations by small systems (H.R. 6176), E3159• [9OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H3833 [27MY]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: National Forest System Lands Ski Area Permits, D899 [22JY]

Committee on Foreign Affairs: U.S. Pesticide Exports, D129 [20FE]

Committee on Foreign Relations: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, D256 [12MR]

Committee on Governmental Affairs: Health Risks of Carpets, D1258 [1OC]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Select): BIA's Indian Trust Fund Management Operations, D1060 [12AU]

Committee on Rules: Antitrust Reform Act (H.R. 5096), D1262 [1OC]

———National Energy Policy Act, D595 [19MY]

Committee on the Budget (House): Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment, D551 [12MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Federal Employee Limitations on Filing Qui Tam Actions (H.R. 4563), D384 [1AP]

———Judgment on Certain Claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (H.R. 4209), D384 [1AP]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): Dept. of Veterans Affairs Budget, D130 [20FE]