DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR.(a Representative from Tennessee)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), H2543 [19MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), H4709 [15JY]
Technology: enhance manufacturing technology (H.R. 820), H2543 [19MY]
Articles and editorials
Prognosis—Fewer Jobs, Dick Thompson, Time (publication), H6579 [9SE]
Surest Cure For Poverty, Joseph Perkins, Washington (DC) Times, H1016 [4MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
AIDS: admission of HIV infected individuals into the U.S. (see H.R. 887), H638 [16FE]
Armed Forces: military survivor benefits for widows of certain retirement-eligible Reserve members (see H.R. 157), H104 [6JA]
———procedure for change in policy regarding homosexuals (see H. Res. 16), H88 [5JA]
Bankruptcy: treatment of independent sales representatives' claims (see H.R. 2091), H2461 [12MY]
Budget: balance (see H.R. 160), H104 [6JA]
———Presidential rescission and deferral powers (see H.R. 159), H104 [6JA]
Congress: application of laws relative to part-time career employees, fair labor standards, and occupational safety and health (see H.R. 165), H104 [6JA]
Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees under civil actions relative to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 2882), H6292 [5AU]
Federal employees: eliminate maximum-age entry requirements for law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 167), H104 [6JA]
———provide for pay raise eligibility after one year, and revise criteria for appointments to competitive service (see H.R. 3061), H6756 [14SE]
Government: limit fees paid to outside attorneys representing Federal agencies (see H.R. 161), H104 [6JA]
———require certain agencies to procure private sector goods and services (see H.R. 163), H104 [6JA]
———use of unobligated funds by certain agencies (see H.R. 2671), H4858 [20JY]
House Rules: foreign travel by Members not seeking reelection and their spouses and personal staff (see H. Res. 141), H1641 [25MR]
———printing of certain travel by Members in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 140), H1641 [25MR]
Howard H. Baker, Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate (see H.R. 168), H104 [6JA]
Individual retirement accounts: penalty-free withdrawals (see H.R. 170), H104 [6JA]
Kissimmee River: deauthorize restoration project (see H.R. 1481), H1640 [25MR]
Knoxville, TN: highway sign relative to location of the Blount Mansion (see H.R. 2582), H4506 [1JY]
Knoxville College: authorize construction of Southeast Region African American Educator Institute (see H.R. 158), H104 [6JA]
McMinn County, TN: highway sign relative to location of the Living Heritage Museum (see H.R. 2581), H4506 [1JY]
Medicare: eliminate peer review system (see H.R. 173), H104 [6JA]
Members of Congress: eliminate cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 166), H104 [6JA]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H2994 [27MY]
Political campaigns: reduce limitation amounts and create tax credits for contributions to candidates (see H.R. 164), H104 [6JA]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 22), H86 [5JA]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 263), H6848 [21SE]
Ruth, John W., Sr.: relief (see H.R. 2196), H2597 [19MY]
———relief (H.R. 2196), refer to Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 178), H2597 [19MY]
Social Security: permit State medicaid coverage of room and board furnished by a relative under the home and community waivers if such coverage is budget-neutral (see H.R. 3439), H8795 [3NO]
Taxation: application of additional revenue to public debt (see H. Res. 17), H88 [5JA]
———deductibility of meal expenses of drivers of motor vehicles who are subject to certain Federal restrictions (see H.R. 2672), H4858 [20JY]
———repeal Presidential election campaign check-off and establish check-off to reduce public debt (see H.R. 171), H104 [6JA]
———restore deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 172), H104 [6JA]
———treatment of retirement savings (see H.R. 169), H104 [6JA]
Urban areas: time-limit extension for certain cities for stormwater permits submission and issuance (see H.R. 2212), H2686 [20MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
AFDC: remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 455), H6902 [22SE]
Agriculture: food safety protections relative to pesticide use (see H.R. 1627), H5663 [2AU]
AIDS: admission of HIV infected individuals into the U.S. (see H.R. 985), H1592 [24MR]
Airline industry: eligibility of licensing applicants relative to previous bankruptcy filings within the industry (see H.R. 943), H10988 [22NO]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H85 [5JA]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 24), H82 [5JA]
Armed Forces: policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 667), H359 [2FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 9, 103), H85 [5JA], H589 [4FE]
———constitutional amendment to require expenditures not exceed revenues and not exceed certain percentage of GNP (see H.J. Res. 61), H2342 [6MY]
———discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3266), H8659 [28OC]
———establish a Federal regulatory budget (see H.R. 3005), H6758 [14SE]
———establish Federal mandate budget and impose cost controls (see H.R. 3421), H8666 [1NO]
———prohibit reallocation of appropriations for terminated programs (see H.R. 3145), H7171 [28SE]
———reform process (see H.R. 2929), H6378 [6AU]
Business and industry: microenterprise lending and development (see H.R. 2308), H8057 [15OC]
Capitol Police: establish an ad hoc Joint Committee on Labor Relations (see H. Con. Res. 84), H6849 [21SE]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 148), H8876 [4NO]
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]
Classical Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 239), H9704 [15NO]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H3374 [9JN]
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 157), H6294 [5AU]
Communism: construction of an international monument to honor the victims of communism (see H.J. Res. 237), H5073 [23JY]
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), H6982 [23SE]
Consumers: permit sales and service contract dispute arbitration (see H.R. 1314), H7263 [29SE]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), H639 [16FE]
Courts: civil asset forfeiture (see H.R. 2417), H8328 [20OC]
———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H6777 [15SE]
Crime: mandatory life imprisonment for third violent felony conviction (see H.R. 93), H359 [2FE]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), H10990 [22NO]
Dept. of Commerce: establish toll free number to assist consumers in determining if products are American made (see H.R. 3342), H10301 [19NO]
Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 824), H4574 [13JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of U.S. Mint (see H.R. 654), H5740 [3AU]
Drugs: allow licensed veterinarians to order the extra-label use of drugs in animals (see H.R. 1423), H1527 [18MR]
Ecology and environment: conservation and management of wetlands (see H.R. 1330), H2302 [5MY]
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), H2719 [24MY]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1490), H3374 [9JN]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H794 [23FE], H1528 [18MR]
ERISA: clarify the treatment of a qualified football coaches plan (see H.R. 1981), H4757 [15JY]
Executive departments: limit the annual growth in overhead (see H.R. 1126), H1936 [20AP]
FCC: action of Chairman (see H. Res. 135), H2996 [27MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1295), H2687 [20MY]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H10989 [22NO]
———reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H1993 [21AP]
Firearms: right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H.R. 1276), H1529 [18MR]
Foreign trade: protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H4682 [14JY]
Government: payroll and workforce reductions (see H.R. 1128), H1936 [20AP]
Government regulations: judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 830), H878 [24FE]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 509, 1709), H6514 [8SE], H8203 [19OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3080, 3698), H6982 [23SE], H10986 [22NO]
Historic buildings: mint coins in commemoration of Federal acceptance of responsibility of care and maintenance (see H.R. 1671), H5108 [26JY]
House of Representatives: limit expense payments to former Speakers (see H.R. 513), H1936 [20AP]
———prohibit final passage of a measure until copies have been available to Members for at least 1 day (see H. Res. 26), H485 [3FE]
———require open committee meetings and allow the broadcasting and still photography of proceedings (see H. Res. 237), H8659 [28OC]
House Rules: amend to require a rollcall vote on all appropriations measures (see H. Res. 47), H1232 [11MR]
———point of order against consideration of any provision relative to a retroactive tax increase (see H. Res. 247), H6982 [23SE]
Immigration: improve inspection procedures and exclude for admissions fraud (see H.R. 1355), H2816 [25MY]
———prevent Federal financial and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not legal permanent residents (see H.R. 1080), H1936 [20AP]
Income: index minimum wage rate to Social Security benefits cost-of-living index (see H.R. 281), H10649 [21NO]
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]
Intelligence services: reorganize agencies in order to reduce inefficiency and personnel (see H.R. 1127), H1936 [20AP]
Jefferson, Thomas: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 789), H3458 [10JN]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1994 [21AP]
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: transfer operating responsibilities to the Board of Trustees (see H.R. 3567), H10300 [19NO]
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1181), H4859 [20JY]
Medals: establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 1012), H4278 [29JN]
Members of Congress: ensure income increases passed in current Congress do not take effect until the start of the following Congress (see H.R. 392), H2302 [5MY]
———participation in Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 1524), H6049 [4AU]
———prohibit automatic income adjustment (see H.R. 391), H2302 [5MY]
Metric system: prohibit Federal funding for highway sign conversions (see H.R. 412), H640 [16FE]
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: amend (see H.R. 1048), H7035 [27SE]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), H8659 [28OC]
National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H6849 [21SE]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 69), H311 [27JA]
National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 146), H1936 [20AP]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), H7543 [6OC]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H4575 [13JY]
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), H7452 [5OC]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H5740 [3AU]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H10302 [19NO]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H5362 [27JY]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1740 [30MR]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), H2196 [3MY]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 75), H8875 [4NO]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), H5453 [28JY]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 165), H9704 [15NO]
National League of Families POW/MIA: authorize display of flag (see H.J. Res. 219), H6515 [8SE]
National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 265), H7828 [13OC]
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), H1592 [24MR]
National Park System: reform (see H.R. 1508), H1686 [29MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H8002 [14OC]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), H6515 [8SE]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H4859 [20JY]
National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H2247 [4MY]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H5042 [22JY]
POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H1591 [24MR]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 27), H1994 [21AP]
President of the U.S.: compensation (see H.R. 112), H1936 [20AP]
Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 2680), H4858 [20JY]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3500), H9564 [10NO]
Refuse disposal: regulation of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 1076), H1414 [17MR]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), H7671 [7OC]
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), H2348 [10MY]
RTC: compensation and bonuses (see H.R. 1725), H1934 [20AP]
Senior citizens: establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (see H.R. 1161), H911 [1MR]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 300), H108 [6JA]
Somalia: U.S. military intervention relative to famine relief efforts (see H. Con. Res. 26), H591 [4FE]
States: immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H6902 [22SE]
Tariff: bicycle parts (see H.R. 1098), H876 [24FE]
———hosiery knitting machines, parts, and needles (see H.R. 758), H2342 [6MY]
———use of revenues from tariffs on textile machinery imports to modernize the textile machinery industry (see H.R. 2004), H2340 [6MY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 248, 249), H6292 [5AU], H6383 [6AU]
———constitutional amendment to require three-fifths congressional majorities for bills increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 245), H5554 [30JY]
———economic impact of lowering the estate tax exemption (see H. Con. Res. 6), H260 [26JA]
———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2088), H2461 [12MY]
———establish medical care savings benefits (see H.R. 3065), H8590 [27OC]
———exemption for dependent children (see H.R. 436), H111 [6JA]
———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), H6982 [23SE]
———treatment of business meals and entertainment deductions (see H.R. 3227), H7541 [6OC]
———treatment of education savings account (see H.R. 3449), H8874 [4NO]
Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 2121), H6981 [23SE]
Veterans: designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H4507 [1JY]
———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1858 [1AP]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 80), H2598 [19MY]
Workers' Political Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 2307), H2994 [27MY]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7828 [13OC]
Motions offered by
House of Representatives: publication of Members signing discharge motions (H. Res. 134), H6509 [8SE]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2493), H4254
Almeric L. Christian Federal Building, St. Croix, VI: designate (H.R. 1346), H2226 [4MY]
Appropriations: line-item veto, H1835 [1AP]
———line-item veto (H.R. 1578), H2146 [29AP]
———require two-thirds vote in both Houses to override Presidential rescissions, H2146 [29AP]
Armed Forces: procedure for change in policy regarding homosexuals (H. Res. 16), H228 [26JA]
Border Patrol: funding, H4433 [1JY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H754 [23FE], H918 [2MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2936 [27MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6108 [5AU]
———require periodic program reviews relative to reauthorizations, H2436 [12MY]
Business and industry: Dept. of Agriculture Market Promotion Program advertising subsidies, H4254
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 81), H2223 [4MY]
———use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 82), H2223 [4MY]
———use of the grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 71), H2221 [4MY]
Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Trenton, NJ: designate (H.R. 1303), H2230 [4MY]
Clinton, President: economic plan, H754 [23FE], H918 [2MR], H1744 [31MR]
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), H2293 [5MY], H2543, H2546 [19MY]
Dept. of Energy: investigation of management of the Savannah River Nuclear Plant, H8103 [19OC]
Dept. of the Interior: sale of Sec. Babbitt's family ranch to the Federal Government, H272 [27JA]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), H4693, H4709, H4711, H4712 [15JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2490), H4997 [22JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2750), H6872
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4433 [1JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2491), H4098
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2445), H4020, H4021, H4024 [24JN]
EPA: environmental policy, H1648 [29MR]
Europe: appropriations for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, H2253 [5MY]
FDA: prescription drug approval process, H1598 [25MR]
Federal Reserve System: relocation expenses for officials, H2202 [4MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3866 [22JN]
Florida: Kissimmee River restoration project, H4020, H4021, H4024 [24JN]
Government: reform welfare programs, H1016 [4MR]
GSA: office space leasing in Atlanta, GA, H1998 [22AP]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H7713 [13OC]
Health: establish National Women's Health Resource Center within Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, DC (H.R. 490), H1067, H1070 [9MR]
———managed care system reform proposal, H7677 [12OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6579 [9SE], H7457 [6OC], H8941 [9NO]
Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate (H.R. 168), H4166 [28JN]
Immigration: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H3705 [17JN]
Individual retirement accounts: penalty-free withdrawals (H.R. 170), H973 [3MR]
James L. Foreman Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (H.R. 791), H2227 [4MY]
Lewis F. Powell, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Richmond, VA: designate (H.R. 1513), H2228, H2229 [4MY]
Maritime Security Fleet Program: establish (H.R. 2151), consideration (H. Res. 289), H8750 [3NO]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4693 [15JY]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (H.J. Res. 205), H8484 [26OC]
National Park Service: operating expenses for the Presidio in San Francisco, CA, H4709, H4711, H4712 [15JY]
NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4), H1142
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification (H.R. 3450), H10027
Public debt: increase limit (H.R. 1430), consideration (H. Res. 147), H1835 [1AP]
Public Health Service: funding to send employees to International AIDS Conference, H3350 [9JN]
Resolution Trust Corp.: legal expenses, H4579 [14JY]
Robert F. Peckham U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, San Jose, CA: designate (H.R. 1345), H2224 [4MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish the National African American Museum (H.R. 877), H4169 [28JN]
Somalia: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H7384 [5OC], H7713 [13OC]
Taxation: legislation relative to exemptions for shipping companies incorporated in foreign countries, H2825 [26MY]
Technology: enhance manufacturing technology (H.R. 820), H2293 [5MY], H2543, H2546 [19MY]
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Washington, DC: designate (S. 202), H263 [27JA]
Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, H8486 [26OC]
Urban areas: appropriations for Federal aid programs, H3840 [21JN]
Women: pregnancy counseling services (H.R. 670), H1559 [24MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H78 [5JA], H679 [17FE], H2246 [4MY], H2300 [5MY], H2461 [12MY], H2594 [19MY], H2685 [20MY], H3340 [8JN], H3508 [14JN], H4857 [20JY], H5359 [27JY], H6291 [5AU], H7359 [30SE], H7451 [5OC], H7669 [7OC], H7822 [13OC]
Special order: granted, H3453 [10JN], H3591 [15JN]
Schedules
Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds: designate the Howard H. Baker, Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN, (H.R. 168), D432 [29AP]
Committee on Rules (House): Government Reform and Savings Act, D1352 [19NO]
———line-item veto (H.R. 1578), D335 [1AP]