McHUGH, JOHN M.(a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental (H.R. 1335), H1293 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: require hearing testimony be given under oath (see H.R. 2131), H2493 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

AFDC: 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), H7360 [30SE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4, 30), H311 [27JA], H484 [3FE]

———line-item veto (see H.R. 24, 493), H82 [5JA], H1165 [10MR]

———rescind unused funds resulting from the abolition of certain Select Committees (see H.R. 2059), H2719 [24MY]

Armed Forces: entitle certain tax benefits to soldiers deployed for relief efforts in Somalia (see H.R. 494), H119 [20JA]

Armenia: U.S. policy relative to settlement of disputes with Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 86), H2034 [26AP]

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

Budget: assure that tax increases are used solely for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3183), H8433 [22OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2, 103), H85 [5JA], H589 [4FE]

———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]

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

———Presidential rescission and deferral powers (see H.R. 159), H359 [2FE]

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

———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]

Capital punishment: reduce Federal funding to States that do not require death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 2975), H8507 [26OC]

CERCLA: relief to local taxpayers, municipalities, and small businesses relative to the cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2137), H4080 [24JN]

Children and youth: enforcement of child support obligations (see H.R. 773), H878 [24FE]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H2428 [11MY]

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

Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 19, 30), H119 [20JA]

Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 145), H1859 [1AP]

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), H5453 [28JY]

Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (see H.R. 349), H119 [20JA]

———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]

———eliminate exemptions from employment and privacy provisions of Federal law (see H. Con. Res. 18), H485 [3FE]

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

———product liability law uniformity (see H.R. 1910), H3510 [14JN]

Crime: enhance penalties for carrying a firearm during violent or drug trafficking crimes (see H.R. 2425), H6382 [6AU]

———identify and curtail food stamp fraud (see H.R. 1887), H2428 [11MY]

———inclusion of peonage and slavery offenses as Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organization predicates (see H.R. 2720), H6050 [4AU]

———mandatory life imprisonment for third violent felony conviction (see H.R. 93), H681 [17FE]

———penalty enhancement for the use of juveniles in Federal offenses (see H.R. 439), H1739 [30MR]

———prevention and punishment of sexual and domestic violence (see H.R. 688), H4681 [14JY]

Cuba: international trade embargo (see H. Con. Res. 38), H964 [2MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Economic Conversion Information (see H.R. 2831), H7173 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: limit transfer of funds to other departments and agencies (see H.R. 2482), H3920 [22JN]

Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 824), H587 [4FE]

Dept. of International Trade: establish (see H.R. 2973), H6595 [9SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of U.S. Mint (see H.R. 654), H7670 [7OC]

———procure services to locate dormant Federal accounts in financial institutions (see H.R. 465), H878 [24FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of claims for veterans benefits (see H.R. 3269), H8507 [26OC]

———revise and improve long-term care programs (see H.R. 3122), H7543 [6OC]

Drugs: allow licensed veterinarians to order the extra-label use of drugs in animals (see H.R. 1423), H2302 [5MY]

Ecology and environment: conservation and management of wetlands (see H.R. 1330), H1936 [20AP]

Economy: impact of Federal legislation and regulations on business and local government (see H.R. 1088), H1592 [24MR]

———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), H2687 [20MY]

Education: establish support services for at-risk youth (see H.R. 520), H1291 [16MR]

Elections: prohibit contributions by foreign nationals in all U.S. elections (see H.R. 1628), H1857 [1AP]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H1081 [9MR]

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

———summer youth jobs progam (see H.R. 2271), H3342 [8JN]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1490), H2719 [24MY]

Executive departments: limit the annual growth in overhead (see H.R. 1126), H1687 [29MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of the Inspector General and a Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3038), H6594 [9SE]

Federal employees: voluntary participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), H484 [3FE]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1544), H1739 [30MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1295), H1292 [16MR]

———rescission of unfunded Federal mandates (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1292 [16MR]

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

Fire prevention: grants for arson research, prevention, and control (see H.R. 1727), H1934 [20AP]

Firearms: mandatory minimum sentences for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2148), H2523 [18MY]

Foreign aid: integrated justification report for assistance programs (see H.R. 1476), H1591 [24MR]

Foreign trade: protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H2493 [17MY]

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

Government: require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 133), H1686 [29MR]

Government regulations: assessments relative to the taking of private property (see H.R. 561), H911 [1MR]

———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]

Guam: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H9080 [9NO]

Head Start Program: quality and performance standards (see H.R. 1528), H2995 [27MY]

Health: designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H6383 [6AU]

———establish National Women's Health Resource Center within Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, DC (see H.R. 490), H640 [16FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 101, 3080), H85 [5JA], H6777 [15SE]

Health care professionals: assess paperwork burden on beneficiaries and providers (see H.R. 136), H3341 [8JN]

House of Representatives: limit expense payments to former Speakers (see H.R. 513), H878 [24FE]

———limit official mail allowance (see H. Res. 117), H1687 [29MR]

———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), H1011 [3MR]

———publication of Members signing discharge motions (see H. Res. 134), H6515 [8SE]

———purchase and franked mailing of certain calendars (see H. Res. 225), H7361 [30SE]

———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), H7173 [28SE]

———use of excess amounts from official allowances of Members for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1945), H7452 [5OC]

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

House Rules: 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), H310 [27JA], H1414 [17MR]

———amend to require open committee meetings and allow broadcasting and photography of meetings and hearings (see H. Res. 175), H2597 [19MY]

———limit availability of appropriations for salaries and expenses of the House (see H.R. 885), H1414 [17MR]

———point of order against consideration of any provision relative to a retroactive tax increase (see H. Res. 247), H6677 [13SE]

———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 156), H2303 [5MY]

———three-fifths vote to adopt any rule disallowing germane amendments to a bill or resolution (see H. Res. 139), H1591 [24MR]

Housing: reduce losses under the single family and multifamily mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 1123), H1687 [29MR]

Hunting and trapping: protect individuals engaged in lawful hunting on public lands (see H.R. 1815), H2022 [22AP]

Income: index minimum wage rate to Social Security benefits cost-of-living index (see H.R. 281), H10649 [21NO]

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

Insurance: medical injury compensation reform for certain health care services (see H.R. 1989), H3374 [9JN]

Ireland, Northern: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 672), H591 [4FE]

———adoption of a Bill of Rights (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1165 [10MR]

———U.N. diplomatic intervention (see H. Con. Res. 93), H2302 [5MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246), H7036 [27SE]

Jefferson, Thomas: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 789), H2867 [26MY]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H359 [2FE]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H2687 [20MY]

Medicaid: require State plans to cover screening mammography (see H.R. 425), H311 [27JA]

Medicare: coverage of annual screening mammography for women 65 or over (see H.R. 427), H311 [27JA]

———coverage of bone mass measurements, mammographies, and certain osteoporosis drugs (see H.R. 3203), H8507 [26OC]

———reduction of waste and fraud (see H.R. 1130), H1687 [29MR]

———technical changes (see H.R. 21), H681 [17FE]

Members of Congress: deny pension benefits relative to felony convictions (see H.R. 304), H260 [26JA]

———formula for determining the official mail allowance (see H.R. 549), H1232 [11MR]

———limit purchases by departing Members of office equipment from district offices (see H.R. 1026), H1047 [4MR]

———restrictions on franked mass mailings by a Member who is a candidate for such office (see H.R. 1349), H3920 [22JN]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H6383 [6AU]

Money: mint one-dollar coins (see H.R. 1322), H1231 [11MR]

NASA: prohibit funds for advanced solid rocket motor program (see H.R. 961), H3374 [9JN]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H1166 [10MR]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H219 [25JA]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H1047 [4MR]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H4575 [13JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), H1905 [19AP]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H10160 [18NO]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H4991 [21JY]

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

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H8434 [22OC]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1011 [3MR]

National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H4757 [15JY]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H8203 [19OC]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 165), H6515 [8SE]

National League of Families POW/MIA: authorize display of flag (see H.J. Res. 219), H6515 [8SE]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), H5554 [30JY]

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

National parks: concessions policies (see H.R. 1493), H2342 [6MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H1010 [3MR]

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 Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), H2996 [27MY]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H7543 [6OC]

National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), H4013 [23JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H9080 [9NO]

Nuclear weapons: payment by foreign countries of costs resulting from tests conducted in the U.S. (see H.R. 1146), H2598 [19MY]

OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2523 [18MY]

Postal Service: exempt veterans organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 66), H5452 [28JY]

———prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal patrons (see H.R. 1344), H1858 [1AP]

POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H590 [4FE]

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), H641 [16FE]

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

Radioactive substances: international ban on ocean dumping of low-level nuclear waste (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9854 [16NO]

Refugees: making supplemental appropriations for impact assistance for Florida, Massachusetts, and New York (see H.R. 2466), H3836 [18JN]

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

Rural areas: grants for air transport of medical emergency victims (see H.R. 1762), H2487 [13MY]

———inclusion of rural health care in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1885 [5AP]

Small business: availability of credit and the facilitation of loans (see H.R. 1086), H1740 [30MR]

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

———payment and prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (see H.R. 2130), H3836 [18JN]

———promote lending to small business concerns in States with declining numbers of federally insured financial institutions (see H.R. 1788), H6382 [6AU]

———protect and promote (see H.R. 1057), H3374 [9JN]

Social Security: comprehensive child welfare services program (see H.R. 2127), H2598 [19MY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 300), H484 [3FE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 634), H258 [26JA]

———tax exemption for election workers and officials (see H.R. 1332), H1858 [1AP]

———taxation of benefits (see H.R. 2959; H. Res. 194), H3457 [10JN], H7671 [7OC]

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 1864), H2057 [27AP]

Solid waste: improve the use of information relative to the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 571), H219 [25JA]

———municipal landfill regulation (see H.R. 767), H1936 [20AP]

Somalia: U.S. military intervention relative to famine relief efforts (see H. Con. Res. 26), H591 [4FE]

State and local governments: mandate relief assistance (see H.R. 886), H638 [16FE]

———unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H6848 [21SE]

States: immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H639 [16FE]

———non-compliance with Federal program requiring safety belt and motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 799), H2128 [28AP]

———prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts based on the race, color, or language minority status of voters within such districts (see H.R. 2862), H6383 [6AU]

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

———apply exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence to a portion of the farmland on which the residence is located (see H.R. 357), H963 [2MR]

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

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

———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), H8203 [19OC]

———credits for employers providing dependent care services for employees (see H.R. 3472), H9079 [9NO]

———credits for small businesses for the cost of complying with Federal regulations (see H.R. 1108), H876 [24FE]

———deduction for defense contractor conversion to private industry services (see H.R. 2064), H10301 [19NO]

———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 679), H1047 [4MR]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), H484 [3FE]

———economic impact of lowering the estate tax exemption (see H. Con. Res. 6), H260 [26JA]

———eliminate retroactive tax increases (see H.R. 3024), H6677 [13SE]

———employer credit for mammography screening benefits (see H.R. 2210), H2686 [20MY]

———employment taxes on domestic services (see H.R. 3088), H8590 [27OC]

———energy tax (see H. Con. Res. 74), H2034 [26AP]

———exemption for dependent children (see H.R. 436), H181 [21JA]

———family aggregation requirements relative to contributions to pension plans (see H.R. 1456), H1885 [5AP]

———incentives for the conversion of the defense industry to commercial endeavors (see H.R. 2453), H7035 [27SE]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 822), H795 [23FE]

———interest on educational loans (see H.R. 396), H640 [16FE]

———investment tax credits, capital gains, and incentives for economic stimulus in areas impacted by defense base closures (see H.R. 2392), H4575 [13JY]

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H2597 [19MY]

———mortgage revenue bonds (see H.R. 462), H2342 [6MY]

———permit farmers to rollover into an individual retirement account the proceeds from the sale of a farm (see H.R. 1142), H1047 [4MR]

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

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

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

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 360), H748 [22FE]

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

———treatment of early withdrawals from individual retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1096), H1905 [19AP]

———treatment of education savings account (see H.R. 1863), H2463 [12MY]

———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 qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 827), H963 [2MR]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H. Res. 151), H2817 [25MY]

———treatment of transportation fuels (see H.R. 3030), H8433 [22OC]

Telecommunications: infrastructure modernization, cable television competition, and video programming by telephone companies (see H.R. 1504), H3458 [10JN]

Terrorism: constitutional procedures for imposing capital punishment for terrorist murders (see H.R. 1238), H1687 [29MR]

Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 2121), H4757 [15JY]

U.S. Military Academy: mint commemorative coins recognizing the bicentennial (see H.R. 3492), H9564 [10NO]

Veterans: designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H681 [17FE]

———determination of program benefits relative to legal settlements (see H.R. 1404), H1592 [24MR]

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

Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H8589 [27OC]

Water pollution: assistance to economically distressed rural communities (see H.R. 1980), H2301 [5MY]

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 80), H2523 [18MY]

Women: protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H1881 [2AP]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7828 [13OC]

World University Games: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 982), H3342 [8JN]

World War II: establish an Armed Forces memorial in Washington, DC (see H.R. 682), H309 [27JA]

Yugoslavia: war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1081 [9MR]

Motions offered by

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

Remarks by, on

Budget: deficit reduction efforts, H10282 [19NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2425 [11MY]