DOOLITTLE, JOHN T.(a Representative from California)

Articles and editorials

What Health-Care Crisis? Fred Barnes, American Spectator (publication), H3338 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 167), H1739 [30MR]

California: convey certain public lands to the Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1183), H963 [2MR]

Languages: constitutional amendment on establishing English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 171), H1812 [31MR]

National Community Residential Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), H963 [2MR]

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 124), H901 [25FE]

Ozone: establish a commission to investigate damages and depletion (see H. Res. 291), H8658 [28OC]

Television: program exclusivity and nonduplication rules relative to cable system blackouts (see H.R. 3587), H10469 [20NO]

U.N.: placement of U.S. Armed Forces under control of foreign national (see H.R. 3334), H8362 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 128), H1642 [25MR]

AFDC: establish block grants under State control (see H.R. 1293), H10988 [22NO]

———weekly benefits relative to employment and attendance at courses at educational institutions (see H.R. 944), H1858 [1AP]

Agriculture: food safety protections relative to pesticide use (see H.R. 1627), H1857 [1AP]

———provide greater access to credit for family farmers who grow specialty crops or operate in high land-cost areas (see H.R. 2211), H7671 [7OC]

Airline industry: mandatory retirement age for pilots (see H.R. 1532), H2817 [25MY]

Aliens: prohibit Federal and State financial benefits for illegal residents (see H.R. 1620), H4574 [13JY]

Animals: protection of individuals who work with animals (see H.R. 3064), H7379 [4OC]

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5108 [26JY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4, 7, 30, 91), H85 [5JA], H1232 [11MR], H1740 [30MR]

———line-item veto (see H.R. 24, 493), H311 [27JA], H590 [4FE]

———rescind unauthorized (see H.R. 1392), H3783 [17JN]

Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service in border patrol (see H.R. 245), H2719 [24MY]

———assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 1082), H875 [24FE]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 667; H. Res. 16), H359 [2FE], H1011 [3MR]

———restore cost-of-living pay adjustment (see H.R. 1670), H2523 [18MY]

———withdraw forces in Somalia (see H. Res. 239), H6515 [8SE]

Armenia: U.S. policy relative to settlement of disputes with Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 86), H1906 [19AP]

Asylum Abuse Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 3284), H8057 [15OC]

Bankruptcy: debt adjustment of individuals with regular income (see H.R. 2326), H6981 [23SE]

———interest of the debtor as a tenant under the rental of residential real property (see H.R. 1156), H1687 [29MR]

———treatment of condominium or cooperative ownership unit membership association fees (see H.R. 1583), H3594 [15JN]

Budget: annual outlay reductions until a balanced budget is reached (see H.R. 2953), H6379 [6AU]

———balance and provide for zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 883), H878 [24FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 9, 103; H. Con. Res. 54), H85 [5JA], H589 [4FE], H2248 [4MY]

———constitutional amendment to require expenditures not exceed revenues and not exceed certain percentage of GNP (see H.J. Res. 61), H1414 [17MR]

———discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3266), H8796 [3NO]

———establish discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 301), H10159 [18NO]

———identification of yearly spending level increases (see H.R. 323), H8328 [20OC]

———Presidential rescission and deferral powers (see H.R. 159), H104 [6JA]

———prohibit reallocation of appropriations for terminated programs (see H.R. 3145), H7171 [28SE]

———reform congressional process (see H.R. 2352), H3373 [9JN]

———reform process (see H.R. 2929), H6378 [6AU]

———require a three-fifths vote in the House of Representatives relative to waiving the application of the Congressional Budget Act (see H.R. 2879), H6291 [5AU]

———rescissions (see H.R. 1785), H10988 [22NO]

———sequestration (see H.R. 1099), H876 [24FE]

———treatment of receipts and disbursements of transportation-related trust funds (see H.R. 1898), H4080 [24JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: revise paperwork reporting requirements (see H.R. 2575), H4408 [30JN]

Business and industry: protection of whistleblowers (see H.R. 1817), H2867 [26MY]

Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act: repeal (see H.R. 3255), H10989 [22NO]

California-Mexico Border Drug Trafficking Reduction Act: enact (see H.R. 709), H357 [2FE]

CERCLA: establish demonstration project for cleanup of ground water pollution in the San Gabriel Basin (see H.R. 2853), H6048 [4AU]

———response actions consistent with protection of public health, welfare, and environment (see H.R. 1125), H877 [24FE]

Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), H5453 [28JY]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 148), H10999 [23NO]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 129), H1010 [3MR]

———limit citizenship merely by virtue of birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 1191), H1009 [3MR]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1322), H10988 [22NO]

———mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H4574 [13JY]

Colleges and universities: participation in certain grant programs relative to default rates (see H.R. 1167), H5740 [3AU]

Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction: establish (see H.R. 1091, 2995), H1232 [11MR], H6380 [6AU]

Committee on Rules (House): require membership be reflective of the ratio of majority to minority party Members at the beginning of each session (see H. Res. 244), H6293 [5AU]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of House Post Office activity relative to violations of House Rules or embezzlement of public funds by Members of Congress (see H. Res. 238), H6049 [4AU]

Committees of the House: require legislation to transfer certain functions of the GPO (see H. Res. 266), H7360 [30SE]

Commodities: prevent certain accusations of cooperative members relative to labeling practices (see H.R. 496), H911 [1MR]

Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (see H.R. 349), H109 [6JA]

———constitutional amendment on liability for conduct retroactive to date of enactment or issuance of legislation (see H.J. Res. 256), H6513 [8SE]

———eliminate exemptions from employment and privacy provisions of Federal law (see H. Con. Res. 18), H682 [17FE]

Contracts: reform Government procurement practices (see H.R. 2393), H3457 [10JN]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see H.R. 147), H4507 [1JY]

Cost of Government Day: establish (see H.J. Res. 229), H10990 [22NO]

Courts: civil asset forfeiture (see H.R. 2417), H4408 [30JN]

———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H6777 [15SE]

———product liability law uniformity (see H.R. 1910), H4575 [13JY]

Crime: capital punishment for murder of Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2215), H6382 [6AU]

———create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation (see H. Res. 281), H8327 [20OC]

———establish system to identify criminals and mentally incompetent persons regarding purchase of firearms (see H.R. 3125), H8057 [15OC]

———Federal penalties for stalking (see H.R. 740), H2867 [26MY]

———mandatory life imprisonment for third violent felony conviction (see H.R. 93), H9854 [16NO]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2872), H6049 [4AU]

———penalties for damaging Federal property by arson (see H.R. 3520), H9853 [16NO]

———prevention and punishment of sexual and domestic violence (see H.R. 688), H6293 [5AU]

———protect victims' rights (see H.R. 3120), H6901 [22SE]

———restitution to victims (see H.R. 3367), H9854 [16NO]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), H10990 [22NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidation of agricultural research and extension activities (see H.R. 1122), H877 [24FE]

———permit agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services to improve the firefighting capability of the Forest Service (see H.R. 3440), H8795 [3NO]

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: security lock specifications and purchases (see H.R. 657), H4681 [14JY]

Dept. of Science, Space, Energy, and Technology: establish (see H.R. 1300), H10301 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: sale of certain real and personal property (see H.R. 1552), H1811 [31MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: procure services to locate dormant Federal accounts in financial institutions (see H.R. 465), H4681 [14JY]

Drugs: allow licensed veterinarians to order the extra-label use of drugs in animals (see H.R. 1423), H3593 [15JN]

Ecology and environment: conservation and management of wetlands (see H.R. 1330), H2995 [27MY]

Economic Development Administration: abolish (see H.R. 895), H4859 [20JY]

Economy: tax credits for families, incentives for investment, and limit domestic spending (see H.R. 2434), H3699 [16JN]

———tax incentives for job creation and economic growth, expand individual retirement accounts, restrain Federal spending, and require cost analysis of new regulations (see H.R. 1885), H4408 [30JN]

Education: prevent the awarding of Pell Grants to prisoners (see H.R. 1168), H5740 [3AU]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H964 [2MR]

Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain migrant and seasonal workers' benefits (see H.R. 1999), H2302 [5MY]

Endangered species: determinations and guidelines for listing a species as endangered (see H.R. 1992), H2301 [5MY]

———make determinations based on scientific, commercial, and other types of data available (see H.R. 1414), H1527 [18MR]

———strengthen protections for fishing, hunting, trapping, and wildlife conservation (see H.R. 2207), H6595 [9SE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1490), H1858 [1AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739; H. Con. Res. 13), H641 [16FE], H1992, H1994 [21AP]

Executive departments: limit the annual growth in overhead (see H.R. 1126), H877 [24FE]

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 1399), H1526 [18MR]

Federal employees: allow for garnishment of pay (see H.R. 214), H4681 [14JY]

———reduce size of Federal civilian work force (see H.R. 3086), H10989 [22NO]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use pesticides (see H.R. 967), H1528 [18MR]

Federal Workforce Reduction and Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 3099), H6847 [21SE]

Federal-State relations: rescission of unfunded Federal mandates (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1292 [16MR]

Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H9079 [9NO]

———reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H3458 [10JN]

Firearms: constitutional right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H. Con. Res. 3), H591 [4FE]

———right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H.R. 1276), H1858 [1AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 44), H4080 [24JN]

Food Stamp Act: amend relative to quality control (see H.R. 1195), H1009 [3MR]

Foreign policy: resettlement of enemy POW (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6514 [8SE]

Foreign trade: protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H8362 [21OC]

Forest Service: modular airborne fire fighting system (see H.R. 3224), H8659 [28OC]

Fuels: excise taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating fuel (see H. Res. 50), H591 [4FE]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), H6383 [6AU]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H6515 [8SE]

Government: payroll and workforce reductions (see H.R. 1128), H877 [24FE]

———require certain agencies to procure private sector goods and services (see H.R. 163), H4777 [19JY]

———require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 133), H4681 [14JY]

Government regulations: assessments relative to the taking of private property (see H.R. 561), H218 [25JA]

———judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 830), H587 [4FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), H641 [16FE]

Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 509, 1709), H2463 [12MY], H2523 [18MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 101), H85 [5JA]

———tax deductibility of medical expenses and reducing abusive litigation against health care professionals and facilities (see H.R. 144), H484 [3FE]

———treatment of price controls relative to health care reform programs (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1994 [21AP]

Helium: selling of reserve stockpiles (see H.R. 1857), H10159 [18NO]

House of Representatives: independent financial and performance audit (see H. Res. 101), H794 [23FE]

———limit expense payments to former Speakers (see H.R. 513), H590 [4FE]

———limit number of committee staff (see H. Res. 11), H4508 [1JY]

———permit Members to use unspent official allowances for national debt reduction (see H.R. 1251), H1079 [9MR]

———prohibit final passage of a measure until copies have been available to Members for at least 1 day (see H. Res. 26), H485 [3FE]

———publication of Members signing discharge motions (see H. Res. 134), H4409 [30JN]

———require a three-fifths vote to adopt a rule disallowing germane amendments to a bill or resolution (see H. Res. 243), H6293 [5AU]

———require open committee meetings and allow the broadcasting and still photography of proceedings (see H. Res. 237), H7707 [12OC]

———waivers of rules (see H. Res. 242), H6293 [5AU]

House Rules: amend to reform House (see H. Res. 190), H3373 [9JN]

———amend to reform the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 54), H310 [27JA]

———amend to require a rollcall vote on all appropriations measures (see H. Res. 47, 53), H726 [18FE], H964 [2MR]

———amend to require open committee meetings and allow broadcasting and photography of meetings and hearings (see H. Res. 175), H3459 [10JN]

———consideration of health care reform legislation under an open rule (see H. Res. 270), H7542 [6OC]

———limit availability of appropriations for salaries and expenses of the House (see H.R. 885), H1812 [31MR]

———point of order against consideration of any provision relative to a retroactive tax increase (see H. Res. 247), H6514 [8SE]

———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 156), H3921 [22JN]

Housing: reduce losses under the single family and multifamily mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 1123), H877 [24FE]

———terminate new Federal construction programs and increase vouchers for rental of privately owned dwellings (see H.R. 1124), H877 [24FE]

Hunting and trapping: protect individuals engaged in lawful hunting on public lands (see H.R. 1815), H6595 [9SE]

ICC: abolish (see H.R. 896), H4859 [20JY]

Immigration: FBI report on the criminal record of certain aliens applying to immigrate to the U.S. (see H.R. 1067), H964 [2MR]

———improve law enforcement (see H.R. 1078), H875 [24FE]

———prevent document fraud (see H.R. 1079), H875 [24FE]

———prevent Federal financial and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not legal permanent residents (see H.R. 1080), H875 [24FE]

———prohibit Federal financial assistance to localities who refuse to cooperate in dealing with illegal aliens (see H.R. 1083), H875 [24FE]

———prohibit transportation of illegal aliens for purposes of employment (see H.R. 1081), H875 [24FE]

———prohibition of AIDS infected individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 985), H724 [18FE]

———treatment of aliens convicted of aggravated felonies (see H.R. 1459), H1882 [2AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: deportation and exclusion of criminal aliens (see H.R. 723), H2867 [26MY]

———registration of aliens on criminal probation or parole (see H.R. 1496), H1993 [21AP]

Independent agencies: advice and consent of Senate in appointments of and establish 5-year terms for directors of land management agencies (see H.R. 1893), H2126 [28AP]

———require approval by law of agency rules and regulations (see H.R. 2113), H2462 [12MY]

Individual retirement accounts: penalty-free withdrawals (see H.R. 170), H963 [2MR]

INS: prohibit citizenship swearing-in ceremonies in languages other than English (see H.R. 2859), H6383 [6AU]

Intelligence services: reorganize agencies in order to reduce inefficiency and personnel (see H.R. 1127), H877 [24FE]

International Student Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, 187), H1010 [3MR], H2303 [5MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246), H7707 [12OC]

IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H8659 [28OC]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), H8002 [14OC]

Jefferson, Thomas: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 789), H3593 [15JN]

Labor unions: ensure employee rights in payment of union dues (see H.R. 901), H964 [2MR]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 1639), H1857 [1AP]

Law enforcement: authorizing appropriations to increase border patrol personnel (see H.R. 852), H911 [1MR]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1277), H1740 [30MR]

———prohibitions against assaulting certain Federal, State, and local officials (see H.R. 715), H2058 [27AP]

Legislative Branch of the Government: appropriations levels (see H.R. 1505), H4757 [15JY]

Lincoln Legacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), H5740 [3AU]

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1181), H6382 [6AU]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H1047 [4MR]

Medicare: eliminate peer review system (see H.R. 173), H9873 [17NO]

———reduction of waste and fraud (see H.R. 1130), H877 [24FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 38), H86 [5JA]

———determination of official mail allowance (see H.R. 1286), H9079 [9NO]

———formula for determining the official mail allowance (see H.R. 549), H795 [23FE]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H3458 [10JN]

Metric system: prohibit Federal funding for highway sign conversions (see H.R. 502), H1885 [5AP]

Military installations: economic impact of closures (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1165 [10MR]

Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H6382 [6AU]

———provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial (see H.R. 2135), H2493 [17MY]

NASA: prohibit funds for advanced solid rocket motor program (see H.R. 961), H2302 [5MY]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), H9704 [15NO]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H911 [1MR]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), H1994 [21AP]

National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 162), H2598 [19MY]

National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H3458 [10JN]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 11), H6677 [13SE]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 69), H311 [27JA]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H1994 [21AP]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 146), H1165 [10MR]

National Crime Information Center: registration of child abuse offenders (see H.R. 515), H748 [22FE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), H1994 [21AP]

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), H6849 [21SE]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H3593 [15JN]

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), H6515 [8SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: distribution of funds (see H.R. 3488), H9564 [10NO]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H3700 [16JN]

National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), H589 [4FE]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H10160 [18NO]

National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 179, 286), H2303 [5MY], H8795 [3NO]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1740 [30MR]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), H1937 [20AP]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 75), H8875 [4NO]

National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H6383 [6AU]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 165), H4408 [30JN]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 213), H3921 [22JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 265), H7828 [13OC]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), H3783 [17JN]

National objectives: assistance to families, economic growth and opportunity, and education reform (see H.R. 1950), H3783 [17JN]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), H483 [3FE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H6595 [9SE]

National Quilting Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 120), H878 [24FE]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H3511 [14JN]

National Sportsmen's Instruction Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 198), H4859 [20JY]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H1292 [16MR]

National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H4182 [28JN]

North American Free Trade Agreement: withdrawal (see H.R. 3635), H10984 [22NO]

Northern Mariana Islands: terminate financial assistance (see H.R. 1622), H4859 [20JY]

Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 236), H6677 [13SE]

Pesticides: exempt pesticides with public health uses from re-registration for environmental impact (see H.R. 1867), H2057 [27AP]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of Alaskan North Slope oil (see H.R. 543), H179 [21JA]

Political action committees: Federal election activities (see H.R. 3470), H8937 [8NO]

POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H1812 [31MR]

POW/MIA: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 91), H4278 [29JN]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 22), H1011 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment relative to prayer at public institutions (see H.J. Res. 163), H3459 [10JN]

President of the U.S.: compensation (see H.R. 112), H1591 [24MR]

Prisons: establish military-style boot camp prisons (see H.R. 1957), H2598 [19MY]

Public debt: installation of a public debt clock in the Cannon House Office Building (see H. Res. 31), H114 [7JA]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1750), H1935 [20AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, 253), H639 [16FE], H6381 [6AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3500), H9564 [10NO]

Public works: monitoring and testing of publicly owned water treatment facilities (see H.R. 3213), H7451 [5OC]

Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H2686 [20MY]

Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), H9080 [9NO]

Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), H180 [21JA]

Romania: humanitarian assistance for children at the Romanian Institution for the Unsalvageables (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1859 [1AP]

Senior citizens: establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (see H.R. 1161), H911 [1MR]

Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 1518), H2302 [5MY]

Small business: availability of credit and the facilitation of loans (see H.R. 1086), H1812 [31MR]

———extend deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 162), H311 [27JA]

Small-Town Sunday: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), H4682 [14JY]

Social Security: cash payments to domestic employees (see H.R. 899), H963 [2MR]

———cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 83, 120), H964 [2MR], H1080 [9MR]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 37, 300), H108 [6JA], H181 [21JA]

———exclude from coverage any service performed by election officials or election workers exclusively on election days (see H.R. 1888), H3836 [18JN]

———identification of biological parents of recipients of AFDC (see H.R. 892), H6049 [4AU]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1541), H6382 [6AU]

———reduce taxes and establish individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 306), H359 [2FE]

———taxation of benefits (see H.R. 2959), H7671 [7OC]

Southeast Asia: granting of asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 551), H1739 [30MR]

State and local governments: cost of compliance with new Federal legislation (see H.R. 894), H902 [25FE]

———unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H1046 [4MR]

States: limit U.S. acquisition of public lands (see H.R. 2615), H4507 [1JY]

———non-compliance with Federal program requiring safety belt and motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 799), H483 [3FE]

———prohibit imposition of income tax on pensions of nonresident individuals (see H.R. 411), H1858 [1AP]

———prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts based on the race, color, or language minority status of voters within such districts (see H.R. 2862), H6048 [4AU]

———right to disapprove establishment of wilderness areas relative to percentage of federally owned lands (see H.R. 1582), H1856 [1AP]

———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 702), H310 [27JA]

Taxation: adoption expenses (see H.R. 563, 930), H640 [16FE], H1739 [30MR]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt and require spending cuts to match (see H.R. 429), H111 [6JA]

———assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1149), H901 [25FE]

———capital gains (see H.R. 777), H591 [4FE]

———capital gains relative to senior citizens (see H.R. 854), H588 [4FE]

———computation of the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 539), H179 [21JA]

———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 248), H6383 [6AU]

———credit for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 776), H482 [3FE]

———credit to employers for providing English language training (see H.R. 124), H1992 [21AP]

———economic impact of lowering the estate tax exemption (see H. Con. Res. 6), H87 [5JA]

———eligibility of dislocated defense workers for the targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 673), H309 [27JA]

———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2088), H2461 [12MY]

———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 508), H1993 [21AP]

———exemption for dependent children (see H.R. 436), H111 [6JA]

———expenses for care of certain senior citizens (see H.R. 2368), H3456 [10JN]

———incentives for medical practitioners to practice in rural areas and the creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2367), H4682 [14JY]

———interest on certain educational loans (see H.R. 82), H84 [5JA]

———investment tax credit for manufacturing and production property (see H.R. 1686), H1880 [2AP]

———limit State taxation of pension income (see H.R. 546), H1881 [2AP]

———limitation on the deductibility of capital losses (see H.R. 668), H4681 [14JY]

———permit farmers to rollover into an individual retirement account the proceeds from the sale of a farm (see H.R. 1142), H1528 [18MR]

———protection of low- and middle-income individuals from increases (see H.R. 925), H1232 [11MR]

———repeal luxury tax (see H.R. 1841), H2023 [22AP]

———repeal luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 335, 348), H260 [26JA], H311 [27JA]

———require a supermajority in Congress to pass tax-increasing legislation (see H.R. 1131), H877 [24FE]

———retroactive tax increases (see H.R. 3024), H6513 [8SE]

———rollovers into individual retirement accounts of separation pay from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2617), H5042 [22JY]

———simplify the application of employment taxes in the case of domestic services (see H.R. 929), H964 [2MR]

———special estate tax valuation rules for certain farm property (see H.R. 1411), H1858 [1AP]

———taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 1145), H1528 [18MR]

———treatment for medical expenses incurred for an abortion (see H.R. 562), H640 [16FE]

———treatment of associations resulting from mergers of certain farm credit associations (see H.R. 2025), H5452 [28JY]

———treatment of dividends and interest received by individuals (see H.R. 1353), H1290 [16MR]

———treatment of education savings account (see H.R. 1863, 3449), H2247 [4MY], H8874 [4NO]

———treatment of equipment installed on passenger vehicles for the use of disabled individuals (see H.R. 1393), H1881 [2AP]

———treatment of families, investment, and savings and limitations on growth of spending (see H.R. 3645), H10985 [22NO]

———treatment of gains from sale of a principal residence, estate and gift tax, and capital gains (see H.R. 567), H218 [25JA]

———treatment of investments in new manufacturing and other productive equipment (see H.R. 674), H309 [27JA]

———treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 827), H4507 [1JY]

———treatment of real estate investments (see H.R. 749), H911 [1MR]

———treatment of scholarships (see H.R. 2226), H2686 [20MY]

———treatment of transportation fuels (see H.R. 3030), H7452 [5OC]

Telecommunications: allocation and assignment of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 857), H4859 [20JY]

TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and private entities (see H.R. 1129), H877 [24FE]

U.N.: limit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 662), H4507 [1JY]

Veterans: designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H83 [5JA]

———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H259, H260 [26JA]

VietNow (organization): grant charter (see H.R. 1350), H1290 [16MR]

Week for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 80), H1905 [19AP]

Workers' Political Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 2307), H2994 [27MY]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7671 [7OC]

Yugoslavia: international tribunal for war crimes committed (see H. Con. Res. 16), H879 [24FE]

———U.S. military intervention in Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 120), H4758 [15JY]

Motions offered by

House of Representatives: publication of Members signing discharge motions (H. Res. 134), H6509 [8SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4759 [19JY], H7038 [28SE]

Poems

``He Swore His First 100 Days Would Earn Him Everlasting Praise,'' by, H2199 [4MY]

``Ode to the Middle Class,'' by, H2723 [25MY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: constitutional amendment on freedom of choice, H2582, H2583, H2584 [19MY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 1578), H1940 [21AP], H2144 [29AP]

———require two-thirds vote in both Houses to override Presidential rescissions, H2144 [29AP]

Budget: balance, H1670 [29MR]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H1980, H1982, H1983, H1984 [21AP]

———deficit, H1995 [22AP], H2579, H2580 [19MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2936 [27MY], H3862 [22JN], H3924 [23JN], H4017 [24JN], H4760 [19JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H5364 [28JY], H5530 [30JY]

California: economic impact of recession, H4562 [13JY]

China, People's Republic of: population control program, H3680 [16JN]

Clinton, President: economic plan, H1244 [16MR], H1867 [2AP], H2306 [6MY], H2496 [18MY], H2525, H2585, H2587, H2588 [19MY], H4663, H4664, H4666, H4668, H4669 [14JY]

———evaluation of administration, H2591, H2592, H2593 [19MY], H2780 [25MY]

———evaluation of first 100 days, H2036 [27AP], H2062 [28AP], H2137 [29AP], H2199 [4MY]

———reinventing Government initiative\, H10181 [19NO]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 631), H4766, H4768 [19JY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of House Post Office activity relative to violations of House Rules or embezzlement of public funds by Members of Congress (H. Res. 238), H7715 [13OC]

Committees of the House: elimination of select committees, H272, H283, H286, H287, H288 [27JA]

Corp. for National Service: establish (H.R. 2010), H5410 [28JY]

———establish (H.R. 2010), conference report—waiving points of order (H. Res. 241), H6316 [6AU]

Crime: create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation (H. Res. 281), H9710 [16NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), motion to recommit, H7225 [29SE]

Dept. of Justice: interpretation of child pornography laws, H7889 [14OC]

Dept. of State, USIA, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2333), H3680 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Biological Survey activities on private and other non-Federal lands, H7500 [6OC]

———establish Biological Survey (H.R. 1845), H7481, H7500 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), H4618 [14JY], H4711, H4723 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2520), conference report, H8269 [20OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2520), motion to instruct conferees, H7193 [29SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H3828, H3830, H3831, H3832, H3833, H3834 [18JN], H4562 [13JY], H7889, H7891, H7893, H7894 [14OC]

Elections: results of State and local races, H8707 [3NO], H8798 [4NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2445), H4022 [24JN]

Executive Office of the President: dismissal of White House travel office personnel, H2780 [25MY]

Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), H364 [3FE]

Fish and Wildlife Service: funding for the creation of the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, H4723 [15JY]

Florida: Kissimmee River restoration project, H4022 [24JN]

Government regulations: National Biological Survey, H6299 [6AU]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H7676 [12OC], H8543, H8544 [27OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3332, H3336, H3337 [8JN], H3994, H3996, H3998, H3999 [23JN]

House of Representatives: adjournment relative to consideration of Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint) recommendations (H. Res. 290), H8436 [26OC]

———investigation of House Post Office, H4952, H4953 [21JY], H4995 [22JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2348), H3368 [9JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office, H4484, H4485 [1JY]

National Park Service: boundary adjustments and certain authorities and programs changes (H.R. 1305), H4762 [19JY]

———operating expenses for the Presidio in San Francisco, CA, H4711 [15JY]

Point of order, H4618 [14JY]

Public debt: increase limit, H1668, H1669, H1670 [29MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H7193 [29SE]

———management, H3363 [9JN]

Reno, Janet: nomination to be Attorney General, H802 [24FE]

Somalia: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H7225 [29SE], H7676 [12OC]

Taxation: effect of President's proposal on agricultural industry, H2801 [25MY]

———energy tax, H2350 [11MY]

———rates, H1909 [20AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H9078 [9NO]

Leave of absence: granted, H637 [16FE], H679 [17FE], H1625 [25MR]

Special order: granted, H306 [27JA], H1243 [16MR], H1933 [20AP], H1989 [21AP], H2300 [5MY], H2594 [19MY], H2814 [25MY], H2931 [26MY], H3339 [8JN], H3835 [18JN], H4571 [13JY], H4679 [14JY], H5525 [29JY], H5738 [3AU], H7706 [12OC], H7821 [13OC]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): alternative methods of punishment for young offenders, D1315 [16NO]

Tributes

Chappie, Gene, H4564 [13JY]

Collins, B.T., H1679 [29MR]

Hudson, James A., H4562 [13JY]