DeFAZIO, PETER A.(a Representative from Oregon)
Amendments offered by, to
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 322), H9781 [16NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Ariel (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2195), H2597 [19MY]
Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas (see H.J. Res. 284), H8589 [27OC]
———application of War Powers Resolution to use of forces in Somalia (see H. Con. Res. 162), H7670 [7OC]
Education: increased flexibility for schools to promote educational achievement (see H.R. 453), H113 [7JA]
Marine mammals: impose economic sanctions against countries that engage in whaling not authorized and approved by the International Whaling Commission (see H.R. 1955), H2246 [4MY]
Public lands: protection of wildlife from airborne hunting (see H.R. 1391), H1413 [17MR]
Rural areas: eligibility for economic recovery funds (see H.R. 3172), H7262 [29SE]
Selective Service System: terminate the registration requirement and activities of certain local boards and agencies (see H.R. 3634), H10984 [22NO]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1883), H2126 [28AP]
Taxation: incentives for domestic timber production and manufacturing (see H.R. 664, 1997), H309 [27JA], H2301 [5MY]
Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control relative to radioactive discharges (see H.R. 2580), H4505 [1JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 26), H83 [5JA]
———pro choice versus right to life (see H.R. 25), H259 [26JA]
Agriculture: prohibit the transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 559), H2816 [25MY]
———protection of veal calves (see H.R. 1455), H2719 [24MY]
Air traffic controllers: compensation differential and premium pay for Saturday work (see H.R. 2663), H9704 [15NO]
Airline industry: eligibility of licensing applicants relative to previous bankruptcy filings within the industry (see H.R. 943), H680 [17FE]
———international aviation agreements and agreements between air carriers of the U.S. and the United Kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1687 [29MR]
Airlines: circulation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2985), H6380 [6AU]
———issuance of certificate of public convenience and necessity relative to previous petitions for bankruptcy (see H.R. 2641), H6515 [8SE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H484 [3FE]
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5108 [26JY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 1013), H964 [2MR]
Armenia: U.S. policy relative to settlement of disputes with Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 86), H1047 [4MR]
Arms control: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of anti-personnel landmines (see H.R. 2706), H5041 [22JY]
Arts and humanities: labor treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 226), H6049 [4AU]
Budget: balance (see H.R. 998), H2034 [26AP]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 103), H4757 [15JY]
———establish a deficit reduction account and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3205), H8328 [20OC]
Business and industry: encourage and promote opportunities to provide environmentally sound technology, goods, and services to the global market (see H.R. 2112), H7827 [13OC]
Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 149), H2688 [20MY]
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 518), H178 [21JA]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (see H.R. 518), H178 [21JA]
Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), H5663 [2AU]
Children and youth: enforcement of child support obligations (see H.R. 773), H1936 [20AP]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1890), H4859 [20JY]
———prohibit into U.S. products made by forced labor (see H.R. 864), H2034 [26AP]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 431), H590 [4FE]
———protection of employees at the Wards Cove Packing Co., from discrimination (see H.R. 1172), H962 [2MR]
Classical Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 239), H9704 [15NO]
Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 19, 30), H119 [20JA]
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 23), H219 [25JA]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): reporting of single-taxpayer relief provisions (see H. Res. 116), H2463 [12MY]
Corp. for National Service: establish (see H.R. 2010), H2598 [19MY]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), H7173 [28SE]
Courts: abolish mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 957), H2463 [12MY]
Crater Lake: additional studies and investigations (see H.R. 693), H310 [27JA]
Crime: Federal, state, and local programs for the investigation, reporting, and prevention of bias crimes (see H.R. 1437), H2493 [17MY]
———Federal penalties for stalking (see H.R. 840), H2687 [20MY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish toll free number to assist consumers in determining if products are American made (see H.R. 3342), H10470 [20NO]
Dept. of Defense: terminate production of the Trident II missile (see H.R. 790), H2034 [26AP]
———use of golf courses by general public (see H.R. 3283), H8001 [14OC]
Dept. of Energy: terminate use of liquid metal reactors in disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 2365), H3921 [22JN]
Disasters: provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H7360 [30SE]
Ecology and environment: international efforts to improve environment (see H.R. 3219), H8938 [8NO]
———protection of the global environment relative to intenational agreements and the U.N. Sustainable Development Commission (see H.J. Res. 166), H2025 [22AP]
Education: establish an optional universal school lunch and breakfast program (see H.R. 11), H1641 [25MR]
———establish support services for at-risk youth (see H.R. 520), H1291 [16MR]
———flexibility of regulations relative to educational reform and achievement (see H.R. 1452), H1590 [24MR]
———gender equity (see H.R. 1793), H2598 [19MY]
———reauthorize We the People—the Citizen and the Constitution Program (see H.R. 1705), H6049 [4AU]
———school lunch requirements relative to provision of specific types of fluid milk (see H.R. 280), H1641 [25MR]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit expenditures for Federal office (see H.J. Res. 20), H1047 [4MR]
———prohibit campaign contributions by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 1225), H1858 [1AP]
Employment: equalize the remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 224), H260 [26JA]
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1), H85 [5JA]
ERISA: ensure nondiscrimination in benefits provided under group health plans (see H.R. 975), H724 [18FE]
———prevent preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 1036), H4012 [23JN]
Executive departments: development and use of ophthalmic testing procedures not requiring the use of animal test subjects (see H. Con. Res. 5), H6050 [4AU]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1), H181 [21JA]
FDIC: inclusion of foreign deposits in the assessment base (see H.R. 501), H1993 [21AP]
Federal aid programs: making appropriations for WIC, Head Start, and Job Corp programs (see H.R. 1722), H4507 [1JY]
Federal employees: allow for garnishment of pay (see H.R. 214), H1993 [21AP]
———restrictions on representing or advising foreign entities after leaving Government service (see H.R. 1224), H1858 [1AP]
———voluntary participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), H484 [3FE]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H7827 [13OC]
Flight attendants: limitations on duty time (see H.R. 14), H311 [27JA]
Food: U.S. commitment to end hunger and malnutrition (see H.J. Res. 193), H2302 [5MY]
Food industry: require humane slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 649), H3836 [18JN]
Foreign aid: integrated justification report for assistance programs (see H.R. 1476), H1591 [24MR]
———promote sustainable development in environmentally sound ways (see H. Con. Res. 100), H3374 [9JN]
Foreign trade: economic assistance in return for natural resources reimbursement with Russia and other former Soviet republics (see H.R. 1275), H4408 [30JN]
———policy on Saudi Arabia and GATT (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6677 [13SE]
———protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H3921 [22JN]
———retaliatory action against foreign barriers that unfairly limit U.S. trade (see H.R. 1573), H1936 [20AP]
Forests: forest health improvement programs on Federal lands (see H.R. 229), H640 [16FE]
FRS: promote accountability, diversity, and public interest (see H.R. 28), H1010 [3MR]
GAO: audit of certain Federal financial and banking agencies (see H.R. 145), H748 [22FE]
GATT: negotiations objectives (see H. Con. Res. 193), H10987 [22NO]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H5663 [2AU]
GMC: prohibit foreign acquisition of Allison Transmission (see H.R. 1243), H1551 [23MR]
Government: require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 133), H1992 [21AP]
Ground-Wave Emergency Network Program: termination (see H.R. 1555), H4507 [1JY]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 1709), H3921 [22JN]
———reduce threat of indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 1930), H2182 [29AP]
Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (see H.R. 796), H1528 [18MR]
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission: establish (see H.R. 671), H309 [27JA]
House of Representatives: limit expense payments to former Speakers (see H.R. 513), H1936 [20AP]
———publication of Members signing discharge motions (see H. Res. 134), H6596 [9SE]
Housing: protect home ownership and equity through enhanced disclosure of risks associated with certain mortgages (see H.R. 3153), H7172 [28SE]
———redistribution of grant funding to investment partnership programs (see H.R. 1363), H2024 [22AP]
Immigration: prevent Federal financial and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not legal permanent residents (see H.R. 1080), H2024 [22AP]
Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 212), H1993 [21AP]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 124), H6383 [6AU]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246), H7036 [27SE]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1994 [21AP]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H359 [2FE]
Lincoln Legacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), H5740 [3AU]
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1181), H3920 [22JN]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H2687 [20MY]
Marine mammals: protection (see H.R. 656), H4859 [20JY]
Medicaid: Federal standards for long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 438), H112 [6JA]
———improve access to obstetric services in underserved areas (see H.R. 1814), H2687 [20MY]
Medicare: coverage of annual screening mammography for women 65 or over (see H.R. 427), H6902 [22SE]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 769), H911 [1MR]
———payment for the interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 421), H311 [27JA]
Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1994 [21AP]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H2058 [27AP]
Metric system: prohibit Federal funding for highway sign conversions (see H.R. 502), H1993 [21AP]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 322), H1080 [9MR]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H4757 [15JY]
———provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial (see H.R. 2135), H7035 [27SE]
NASA: prohibit funds for advanced solid rocket motor program (see H.R. 961, 999), H2302 [5MY], H3700 [16JN]
———redirection of funds for space station Freedom to deficit reduction and aviation programs (see H.R. 2050), H3700 [16JN]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), H7360 [30SE]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), H1994 [21AP]
National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H4682 [14JY]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H219 [25JA]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), H2025 [22AP]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H5042 [22JY]
National Defense Reserve Fleet: convey vessels to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 58), H4181 [28JN]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), H4508 [1JY]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H5740 [3AU]
National Endowment for Democracy: terminate U.S. assistance (see H.R. 602), H1993 [21AP]
National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), H589 [4FE]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1740 [30MR]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 75), H8875 [4NO]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H7828 [13OC]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H9854 [16NO]
National League of Families POW/MIA: authorize display of flag (see H.J. Res. 219), H6595 [9SE]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), H4859 [20JY]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), H483 [3FE]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), H6595 [9SE]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H5527 [29JY]
National Sea Grant College Program: establish a marine biotechnology program (see H.R. 1916), H2995 [27MY]
National Senior Softball Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 118), H1414 [17MR]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H1046 [4MR]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), H4991 [21JY]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H5042 [22JY]
National Writing Project: reauthorize (see H.R. 521), H1642 [25MR]
Nuclear weapons: national policy of non-proliferation (see H.R. 2076), H2817 [25MY]
———test ban (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1937 [20AP]
Oregon National Historic Trail: issuance of a commemorative stamp (see H. Con. Res. 28), H310 [27JA]
Oregon Trail: sesquicentennial (see H.J. Res. 238), H5073 [23JY]
Pharmaceuticals: prices (see H.R. 916), H2867 [26MY]
POW/MIA: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 91), H2688 [20MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: limit secret service protection of former Presidents when they are traveling for income-producing activities (see H.R. 603), H258 [26JA]
Privacy: prevent abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1900), H4859 [20JY]
Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 881), H1881 [2AP]
Radioactive substances: establish advisory boards and conduct public health assessments at Dept. of Energy nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2572), H5074 [23JY]
Recycling: grants for innovative techniques (see H.R. 1135), H1528 [18MR]
———newsprint (see H.R. 1809), H10988 [22NO]
———refund value requirement for certain beverage containers, and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1818), H2022 [22AP]
———tires (see H.R. 1810), H10988 [22NO]
———treatment of lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1808), H10988 [22NO]
Refuse disposal: incinerator regulation (see H.R. 2488), H3920 [22JN]
Religion: protect free exercise (see H.R. 1308), H1230 [11MR]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), H9704 [15NO]
Research: promote biomedical information dissemination and prevent duplication of live animal experiments (see H.R. 2472), H5740 [3AU]
———superconducting supercollider funding (see H.R. 1009), H2128 [28AP]
Revere Beach: feasibility of inclusion in the National Parks System (see H.R. 1739), H1935 [20AP]
Rural areas: inclusion of rural health care in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1885 [5AP]
San Diego, CA: International Boundary and Water Commission treatment works (see H.R. 3020), H7035 [27SE]
Schools: lifelong health and fitness skills program (see H.R. 1439), H1589 [24MR]
Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (see H.R. 2866), H6049 [4AU]
Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H4508 [1JY]
Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 634), H258 [26JA]
———treatment of benefits of spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 1897), H2126 [28AP]
———waiting period requirements for benefits (see H.R. 1424), H1592 [24MR]
Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 3687), H10986 [22NO]
Strategic materials: U.S. policy on plutonium use (see H.R. 3076), H6757 [14SE]
Taxation: credits for a portion of employer Social Security taxes paid relative to employee cash tips (see H.R. 1141), H1906 [19AP]
———exclusion for amounts received under group legal services (see H.R. 326), H1993 [21AP]
———Federal taxes on State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 14), H1055 [8MR]
———interest on certain educational loans (see H.R. 82), H181 [21JA]
———limit State taxation of pension income (see H.R. 546), H260 [26JA]
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H878 [24FE]
———mortgage revenue bond financing for veterans (see H.R. 1289), H1164 [10MR]
———mortgage revenue bonds (see H.R. 462), H1232 [11MR]
———permanent incremental investment credit (see H.R. 947), H1528 [18MR]
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H2428 [11MY]
———treatment of cooperative telephone companies (see H.R. 778), H1993 [21AP]
———treatment of educational loans, scholarships, and fellowships (see H.R. 959), H681 [17FE]
———treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 827), H1993 [21AP]
———unprocessed timber export subsidies (see H.R. 1542), H1739 [30MR]
Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents (see H.J. Res. 195), H2817 [25MY]
Timber: State export programs (see H.R. 2343), H3341 [8JN]
Trucking industry: maintain U.S. truck safety standards after North American Free Trade Agreement implementation (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2994 [27MY]
U.N.: anniversary of the Food and Agricultural Organization (see H.J. Res. 193), H2302 [5MY]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: senatorial advice relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 15), H114 [7JA]
Unemployment: repayment of certain overpayments of emergency compensation (see H.R. 3016), H6381 [6AU]
Veterans: designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H681 [17FE]
———effective date for discontinuance of benefits relative to the death of the recipient (see H.R. 1986), H2687 [20MY]
———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H590 [4FE]
Water pollution: law enforcement and compliance program (see H.R. 2727), H5073 [23JY]
Weapons: prohibit arms sales to countries that are participating in the boycott of Israel (see H.R. 1407), H1881 [2AP]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 80), H2598 [19MY]
Women: antiprogestin drug research (see H.R. 437), H112 [6JA]
———protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H1592 [24MR]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 143), H1292 [16MR]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7361 [30SE]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), H7035 [27SE]
World War II: treatment of Cadet Nurse Corps training periods relative to Federal retirement credit (see H.R. 1968), H6778 [15SE]
Years of the Girl Child: designate (see H.J. Res. 302), H10987 [22NO]
Yugoslavia: war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1081 [9MR]
Letters
EPA classification of dried hops: by, and several other Members of Congress, S12205 [22SE]
Forestry and timber management: by, H4600 [14JY]
Motions offered by
House of Representatives: publication of Members signing discharge motions (H. Res. 134), H6509 [8SE]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: supplemental (H.R. 2118), H2853 [26MY]
———supplemental (H.R. 2244), H2895 [26MY]
Armed Forces: application of War Powers Resolution relative to use of forces in Somalia (H. Con. Res. 162), H7833 [14OC]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H3020
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report—waiving points of order (H. Res. 240), H6120 [5AU]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (H. Con. Res. 64), H1348 [17MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H6492 [8SE]
———ballistic missile program funding, H6492 [8SE]
———supplemental appropriations, H2853 [26MY]
Dept. of the Interior: determination of unsuitable land for mining, H9781, H9782 [16NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), H4622 [14JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2520), motion to instruct conferees, H7195
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2491), H4111 [28JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2491), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H8149 [19OC]
Employment: summer youth jobs program, H2895 [26MY]
Foreign trade: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority (H.R. 1876), consideration (H. Res. 199), H3870 [22JN]
Forest Service: road construction and management, H4622 [14JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2330), H5701 [3AU]
Mining and mineral resources: exploration permit fee, H9778 [16NO]
———locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 322), H9759, H9778, H9781, H9782 [16NO]
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification (H.R. 3450), H9709 [16NO], H9997 [17NO]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H7195
Selective Service System: funding, H4111 [28JN], H8149 [19OC]
Somalia: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H7550 [7OC]
Timber: State export programs (H.R. 2343), H3467 [14JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2122 [28AP], H2246 [4MY], H3453 [10JN], H4180 [28JN], H4504 [1JY], H6980 [23SE], H8588 [27OC]
Leave of absence: granted, H6980 [23SE]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Environmental and Energy Study Commission: tribute to Member elected, S12254 [22SE]
Schedules
Committee on Appropriations (House): Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2520), D736 [29JN]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Economic Development: infrastructure investing, D96 [3FE]
Committee on Rules (House): Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2491), D719 [24JN]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures: miscellaneous revenue issues, D679 [17JN]