FAWELL, HARRIS W.(a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2493), H4204 [29JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2401, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8160 [19OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Appropriations: rescind unauthorized (see H.R. 1392), H1413 [17MR]
Children and youth: prevent prolonged foster care for abandoned infants when an adoptive home is available (see H.R. 2936, 2938), H6378 [6AU]
Congress: application of OSHA laws (see H.R. 3458), H8937 [8NO]
Education: reformulate reimbursement to local educational agencies for loss of tax base due to Federal property ownership (see H.R. 2861), H6048 [4AU]
Federal Employees' Compensation Act: eliminate benefits to individuals convicted of defrauding the workers' compensation program (see H.R. 3491), H9564 [10NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise regulations and programs (see H.R. 2937), H6378 [6AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
AFDC: establish block grants under State control (see H.R. 1293), H1164 [10MR]
Agriculture: price supports for honey (see H.R. 814), H586 [4FE]
———price supports for wool and mohair (see H.R. 1604), H4990 [21JY]
AIDS: admission of HIV infected individuals into the U.S. (see H.R. 887), H682 [17FE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4, 30), H85 [5JA], H1047 [4MR]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 24), H259 [26JA]
Armed Forces: policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 667; H. Res. 16), H360 [2FE], H641 [16FE]
Armenia: U.S. policy relative to settlement of disputes with Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 86), H1906 [19AP]
Baltic States: withdrawal of Russian troops (see H. Con. Res. 96), H2719 [24MY]
Bankruptcy: debt adjustment of individuals with regular income (see H.R. 2326), H5527 [29JY]
———treatment of condominium or cooperative ownership unit membership association fees (see H.R. 1583), H4859 [20JY]
Budget: annual outlay reductions until a balanced budget is reached (see H.R. 2953), H8057 [15OC]
———assure that tax increases are used solely for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3183), H8433 [22OC]
———constitutional amendment to reduce the deficit, balance the budget, repay national debt, establish line-item veto authority (see H.J. Res. 251), H6902 [22SE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 9, 103, 167; H. Con. Res. 54), H589 [4FE], H964 [2MR], H1739 [30MR], H7036 [27SE]
———constitutional amendment to require expenditures not exceed revenues and not exceed certain percentage of GNP (see H.J. Res. 61), H682 [17FE]
———dedicate new revenue to deficit reduction (see H.R. 863), H963 [2MR]
———discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3266), H8659 [28OC]
———identification of yearly spending level increases (see H.R. 323), H6778 [15SE]
———Presidential rescission and deferral powers (see H.R. 159), H902 [25FE]
———prohibit reallocation of appropriations for terminated programs (see H.R. 3145), H7543 [6OC]
———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]
———treatment of receipts and disbursements of transportation-related trust funds (see H.R. 1901), H2463 [12MY]
Business and industry: capital formation, cooperative enterprises, civil litigation reform and Federal regulation review (see H.R. 1450), H1590 [24MR]
Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction: establish (see H.R. 1091, 2995), H876 [24FE], H6380 [6AU]
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): phased reduction in size (see H. Res. 123), H1642 [25MR]
Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 145), H5663 [2AU]
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]
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 157), H6294 [5AU]
Congress: abolish requirement that appropriations be authorized by laws, and eliminate duplication in standing committee functions (see H. Con. Res. 90), H6383 [6AU]
———application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (see H.R. 349), H109 [6JA]
———compliance with Federal laws (see H.R. 2499), H4012 [23JN]
———constitutional amendment on liability for conduct retroactive to date of enactment or issuance of legislation (see H.J. Res. 256), H6677 [13SE]
———cost estimates of legislation relative to impact on State and local governments (see H.R. 1006), H725 [18FE]
Congress of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers: tribute to organizers (see H. Con. Res. 67), H1550 [23MR]
Congressional Budget Act: require a three-fifths vote in the House of Representatives to waive any point of order (see H.R. 1105), H2487 [13MY]
Contracts: reform Government procurement practices (see H.R. 2393), H3457 [10JN]
———simplification of Federal construction procurement and prevailing wage protection for construction workers (see H.R. 2042), H2341 [6MY]
Courts: encourage mediation of employer discrimination charges (see H.R. 2016), H2341 [6MY]
———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H7671 [7OC]
———product liability law uniformity (see H.R. 1910), H3510 [14JN]
Credit: long-term costs to the Government of direct loan guarantees (see H.R. 2053), H2817 [25MY]
Crime: create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation (see H. Res. 281), H8796 [3NO]
———identify and curtail food stamp fraud (see H.R. 1887), H7542 [6OC]
———mandatory life imprisonment for third violent felony conviction (see H.R. 93), H9854 [16NO]
———stiffer penalties for lesser drug offenses (see H.R. 1222), H1045 [4MR]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), H10990 [22NO]
Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2826), H10989 [22NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: reorganize (see H.R. 1319), H1231 [11MR]
———repeal the market promotion program (see H.R. 1921), H2181 [29AP]
Dept. of the Interior: sale of certain real and personal property (see H.R. 1552), H1811 [31MR]
Economic Development Administration: abolish (see H.R. 895), H1528 [18MR]
Education: establish locally based, volunteer-operated, private citizens' scholarship programs (see H.R. 1560), H1811 [31MR]
———exempt Federal family education loans from FTC holder rule (see H.R. 2886), H6292 [5AU]
———improve system (see H.R. 1097), H2687 [20MY]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 116), H219 [25JA]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H1081 [9MR]
Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2554), H4277 [29JN]
———leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime exemptions (see H.R. 1309), H1592 [24MR]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain migrant and seasonal workers' benefits (see H.R. 1999), H2302 [5MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123; H. Con. Res. 13), H219 [25JA]
ERISA: improve pension plan funding (see H.R. 298), H1165 [10MR]
———multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits (see H.R. 1272), H1163 [10MR]
Executive departments: require use of recycled paper (see H.R. 2319), H4859 [20JY]
Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of the Inspector General and a Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3038), H6594 [9SE]
Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 1399), H7035 [27SE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1295), H8658 [28OC]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H9704 [15NO]
———reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H3458 [10JN]
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), H3837 [18JN]
GAO: audit of Federal Reserve System components (see H.R. 145), H1881 [2AP]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H6515 [8SE]
Government: establish efficiency reserve accounts and apportion certain salaries and expenses (see H.R. 2415), H4991 [21JY]
———provide funding for Federal program mandates to State and local governments (see H.R. 369), H6514 [8SE]
Government regulations: judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 830), H878 [24FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), H181 [21JA]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 1709), H7542 [6OC]
———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H8796 [3NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3080), H6777 [15SE]
———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 710), H357 [2FE]
———treatment of price controls relative to health care reform programs (see H. Con. Res. 79), H2463 [12MY]
Hines, IL: construction of facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital (see H.R. 1617), H4990 [21JY]
House of Representatives: limit expense payments to former Speakers (see H.R. 513), H311 [27JA]
———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 a three-fifths vote to adopt a rule disallowing germane amendments to a bill or resolution (see H. Res. 243), H6293 [5AU]
———waivers of rules (see H. Res. 242), H6293 [5AU]
House Rules: amend to require a rollcall vote on all appropriations measures (see H. Res. 47, 53), H485 [3FE], H1232 [11MR]
———amend to require open committee meetings and allow broadcasting and photography of meetings and hearings (see H. Res. 175), H4278 [29JN]
———limitation on the number of years a Member may serve on a particular committee (see H. Res. 49), H5362 [27JY]
———point of order against consideration of any provision relative to a retroactive tax increase (see H. Res. 247), H6677 [13SE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3526), H9873 [17NO]
ICC: abolish (see H.R. 896), H1528 [18MR]
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: authorize appropriations for capital improvement projects (see H.R. 1828), H2023 [22AP]
Immigration: admission of spouses and children relative to permanent resident alien status (see H.R. 3182), H8203 [19OC]
———improve inspection procedures and exclude for admissions fraud (see H.R. 1355), H1740 [30MR]
———prohibition of AIDS infected individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 985), H724 [18FE]
INS: prohibit citizenship swearing-in ceremonies in languages other than English (see H.R. 2859), H9854 [16NO]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246), H9080 [9NO]
Kissimmee River: deauthorize restoration project (see H.R. 1481), H4777 [19JY]
Labor unions: ensure employee rights in payment of union dues (see H.R. 901), H964 [2MR]
Law enforcement officers: extend civil service retirement provisions to certain Federal officers (see H.R. 1034), H7542 [6OC]
Members of Congress: prohibit pay adjustments from exceeding Social Security cost-of-living increases (see H.R. 772), H963 [2MR]
———salary adjustments (see H.R. 974), H1881 [2AP]
Money: mint one-dollar coins (see H.R. 1322), H1231 [11MR]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H8203 [19OC]
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: amend (see H.R. 1048), H2687 [20MY]
NASA: prohibit funds for advanced solid rocket motor program (see H.R. 999), H1080 [9MR]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), H9704 [15NO]
National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 162), H2598 [19MY]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 69), H591 [4FE]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 226), H4507 [1JY]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), H7452 [5OC]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H3593 [15JN]
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), H4859 [20JY]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H8507 [26OC]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H10160 [18NO]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H4757 [15JY]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H9854 [16NO]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H1010 [3MR]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H1740 [30MR]
National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H4508 [1JY]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), H4408 [30JN]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H8203 [19OC]
North Carolina: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 924), H964 [2MR]
OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2129 [28AP]
Pensions: uniform treatment of federally funded and administered retirement programs relative to deficit reduction (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1529 [18MR]
Political campaigns: prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 85), H219 [25JA]
———voluntary limitation on contributions from contributors other than individual district residents (see H.R. 87), H219 [25JA]
Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice (see H.R. 2447), H9854 [16NO]
Public buildings: authorizing construction appropriations (see H.R. 1285), H1858 [1AP]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), H2303 [5MY]
Public welfare programs: assistance to certain individuals relative to participation in workfare programs (see H.R. 2557), H6382 [6AU]
———reform (see H.R. 3500), H9564 [10NO]
Radio: advertisement disclosures for consumer leases, loans, and savings accounts (see H.R. 3102), H10989 [22NO]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), H9080 [9NO]
Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), H964 [2MR]
Romania: humanitarian assistance for children at the Romanian Institution for the Unsalvageables (see H. Con. Res. 68), H2867 [26MY]
Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal securities laws (see H.R. 417), H8506 [26OC]
Small business: extend deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 162), H640 [16FE]
Social Security: cash payments to domestic employees (see H.R. 899), H963 [2MR]
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 300, 875), H219 [25JA], H726 [18FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 553, 1541), H2128 [28AP], H2302 [5MY]
———reduce taxes and establish individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 306), H359 [2FE]
Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 1864), H2057 [27AP]
Somalia: U.S. military intervention relative to famine relief efforts (see H. Con. Res. 26), H591 [4FE]
Space policy: development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 2731), H5073 [23JY]
State and local governments: mandate relief assistance (see H.R. 886), H1292 [16MR]
———unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H181 [21JA]
States: guaranty or warranty clause in highway construction contracts for materials and workmanship (see H.R. 3236), H9873 [17NO]
———immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H1881 [2AP]
———non-compliance with Federal program requiring safety belt and motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 799), H483 [3FE]
———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]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 702), H310 [27JA]
Taxation: adoption expenses (see H.R. 563), H3920 [22JN]
———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]
———capital gains (see H.R. 777), H591 [4FE]
———clarify deductibility of conservation expenditures by electric and gas utilities (see H.R. 784), H963 [2MR]
———computation of the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 539), H484 [3FE]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 248, 249), H6383 [6AU], H6758 [14SE]
———credits for in-State contributions to congressional candidates (see H.R. 86), H219 [25JA]
———economic impact of lowering the estate tax exemption (see H. Con. Res. 6), H87 [5JA]
———eliminate certain retroactive tax increases (see H.R. 2913), H6902 [22SE]
———eliminate retroactive tax increases (see H.R. 3024), H6677 [13SE]
———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2088), H2461 [12MY]
———employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H2867 [26MY]
———energy tax (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1641 [25MR]
———exemption for dependent children (see H.R. 436), H111 [6JA]
———increase amount of earned income tax credit for taxpayers with school or preschool age children and repeal the health insurance credit (see H.R. 2228), H2686 [20MY]
———increase the amount of bonds eligible for financial institution purchase under small issuer exception (see H.R. 2171), H6758 [14SE]
———investment tax credits, capital gains, and incentives for economic stimulus in areas impacted by defense base closures (see H.R. 2392), H3837 [18JN]
———repeal luxury tax (see H.R. 1841), H2023 [22AP]
———require a supermajority in Congress to pass tax-increasing legislation (see H.R. 1131), H877 [24FE]
———simplify the application of employment taxes in the case of domestic services (see H.R. 929), H964 [2MR]
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H1993 [21AP]
———treatment of education savings account (see H.R. 1863), H2463 [12MY]
———treatment of investments in new manufacturing and other productive equipment (see H.R. 674), H309 [27JA]
———trustee-to-trustee transfers of eligible rollover distributions (see H.R. 94), H85 [5JA]
Television: violent programming (see H.R. 2609), H7360 [30SE]
Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 2121), H4080 [24JN]
Trucking industry: deregulation of intrastate trucking (see H.R. 1077), H2247 [4MY]
Veterans: designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H83 [5JA]
VOA: radio broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 54), H484 [3FE]
Week for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 80), H2463 [12MY]
Women: protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H9854 [16NO]
Workers' Political Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 2307), H2994 [27MY]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7828 [13OC]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), H7035 [27SE]
Yugoslavia: international tribunal for war crimes committed (see H. Con. Res. 16), H260 [26JA]
Letters
Budget reconciliation: Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H6160
Line-item veto: by, H1872 [2AP]
Lists
International Trade Administration operations and administration unauthorized budget line items, H8171
National Park Service construction projects, H4717-H4720 [15JY], H8272
NOAA unauthorized budget line items, H8171
SBA salaries and expenses unauthorized budget line items, H8171
Unauthorized military construction earmarks, H7722
Motions offered by
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2493), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H6351 [6AU]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), H444 [3FE]
House of Representatives: publication of Members signing discharge motions (H. Res. 134), H6509 [8SE]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: elimination of certain research programs, H4204, H4206, H4207 [29JN]
———price supports for honey, H6346, H6349, H6350 [6AU], H7315 [30SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2493), H4196, H4204, H4206, H4207 [29JN], H7315 [30SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2493), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H6346, H6349, H6350 [6AU]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 1578), consideration (H. Res. 149), H1871, H1872 [2AP]
———making emergency supplemental (H.R. 1335), consideration (H. Res. 132), H1503 [18MR]
———supplemental (H.R. 2118), H2845 [26MY]
Budget: deficit reduction efforts, H10793 [22NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6159
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (H. Con. Res. 64), H1445 [18MR]
Corp. for National Service: consultation with labor unions on community service programs relative to job displacement, H4933 [21JY]
———establish (H.R. 2010), H4933 [21JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 2446), H3932
———making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 2446), conference report, H7721
———supplemental appropriations, H2845 [26MY]
Dept. of Energy: advanced liquid metal reactor program funding, H4042
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), H4703, H4704, H4717, H4720 [15JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2520), conference report, H8272
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2750), H6867 [22SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, H8171
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2518), conference report, H7559
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2445), H4042
ERISA: prevent preemption of certain State laws (H.R. 1036), H8964, H8970, H8971, H8972, H8974 [9NO]
———State regulation of apprenticeship and training programs, H8970, H8971, H8972, H8974 [9NO]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), H390, H435, H444 [3FE]
———entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 58), H369 [3FE]
Government: improve (H.R. 3400), H10793 [22NO]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (H.R. 5), H3493, H3495, H3496, H3497, H3498, H3499 [14JN], H3532 [15JN]
National Park Service: construction funding, H4717, H4720 [15JY]
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification (H.R. 3450), H9916 [17NO]
Parliamentary inquiry, H6346 [6AU]
Point of order, H4703, H4704 [15JY]
Votes: position on missed, H1257
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1989 [21AP], H2300 [5MY], H2347 [10MY], H3453 [10JN], H3592 [15JN], H5525 [29JY], H5738 [3AU], H6047 [4AU], H6376 [6AU], H7669 [7OC], H8936 [8NO], H9563 [10NO]
Special order: granted, H2685 [20MY], H3371 [9JN], H8055 [15OC]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction (H.R. 2446), D699 [22JN]
———emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1335), D241 [17MR]
———Family and Medical Leave Act, D87 [2FE]
———prevent preemption of certain State laws by ERISA, D1168 [20OC]
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): reorganization of congressional procedure focusing on the application of laws, D620 [8JN]
Statements
Military Construction Appropriations: by, H3932
North American Free Trade Agreement: Donald Fites, H9916 [17NO]