MINGE, DAVID(a Representative from Minnesota)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: delay certain advance deficiency payments due to weather or related conditions (see H.R. 2526), H4079 [24JN]

———forgive certain advance deficiency payment debts due to weather or related conditions (see H.R. 2527), H4079 [24JN]

Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions (see H.R. 1597), H1856 [1AP]

Ecology and environment: development of environmentally advanced technologies education curricula (see H.R. 3568), H10300 [19NO]

Minnesota: convey the New London National Fish Hatchery production facility (see H.R. 3664), H10985 [22NO]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2649), H4756 [15JY]

Taxation: establish disaster relief trust fund (see H.R. 2974), H6379 [6AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: comprehensive site-specific resource management plan on lands used for the production of commodities (see H.R. 1440), H1589 [24MR]

———crop disaster assistance (see H.R. 2631), H5361 [27JY]

———disaster payments for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice (see H.R. 2590), H4506 [1JY]

———extend crop disaster assistance (see H.R. 2579), H4505 [1JY]

———fair trade in wheat (see H. Con. Res. 172), H8658 [28OC]

———technical determinations on wetlands (see H.R. 1089), H9079 [9NO]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H2816 [25MY]

Alcoholic beverages: require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 1420), H3342 [8JN]

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3341 [8JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 1013, 1578), H725 [18FE], H1856 [1AP]

———rescind unauthorized (see H.R. 1392), H2128 [28AP]

Armed Forces: award the Purple Heart to persons wounded in action by friendly fire (see H.R. 558), H6049 [4AU]

———procedures for determination and classification of missing or deceased status (see H.R. 291), H6293 [5AU]

Arms control: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of anti-personnel landmines (see H.R. 2706), H5527 [29JY]

Bankruptcy: debt adjustment of individuals with regular income (see H.R. 2326), H6514 [8SE]

Budget: balance (see H.R. 998), H1165 [10MR]

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

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

———establish a deficit reduction account and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3205), H8507 [26OC]

———reform process (see H.R. 2929), H9873 [17NO]

———require President's proposal to have operating and capital budget, and distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1182), H2024 [22AP]

———restructure process (see H.R. 1138), H1906 [19AP]

Child care: criminal background checks for child care providers (see H.R. 1237), H6848 [21SE]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1322), H9079 [9NO]

Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 122), H2348 [10MY]

Committees of the House: rescind funds for select committees (see H.R. 1428), H1527 [18MR]

Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (see H.R. 349), H1010 [3MR]

———require institutional compliance with all Federal laws (see H.R. 2099), H2462 [12MY]

Courts: admissibility of certain testimony relative to domestic violence cases (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2129 [28AP]

———civil asset forfeiture (see H.R. 2417), H7452 [5OC]

———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H8590 [27OC]

———terminate salary of justice or judge convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1480), H4278 [29JN]

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

———require person convicted of State criminal offense against a minor to register current address with law enforcement officials (see H.R. 324), H1165 [10MR]

———sentencing guidelines for Federal criminal cases relative to hate crimes (see H.R. 1152), H1047 [4MR]

———strengthen Federal prohibitions against assaulting children (see H.R. 1120), H2183 [29AP]

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

Depository institutions: availability of credit in disaster areas (see H.R. 2661), H5740 [3AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a National Appeals Division (see H.R. 2950), H6379 [6AU]

———reorganization (see H.R. 3171), H7262 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense: missile testing guidelines (see H.R. 2655), H5663 [2AU]

———terminate production of the Trident II missile (see H.R. 790), H1080 [9MR]

———use of golf courses by general public (see H.R. 3283), H8659 [28OC]

Dept. of Energy: terminate use of liquid metal reactors in disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 2365), H10470 [20NO]

Dept. of Justice: investigation relative to kidnapping of Polly Klaas (see H. Res. 285), H8659 [28OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a Council on Interjurisdictional River Fisheries and conduct a pilot test of the Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement (see H.R. 2500), H7172 [28SE]

Disasters: provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H10159 [18NO]

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

Ecology and environment: research and development of environmental technologies (see H.R. 3603), H10648 [21NO]

Education: establish locally based, volunteer-operated, private citizens' scholarship programs (see H.R. 1560), H6514 [8SE]

———financial assistance for rural education (see H.R. 1687), H6514 [8SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2469), H9704 [15NO]

———constitutional amendment to limit expenditures for Federal office (see H.J. Res. 20), H1047 [4MR]

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

ERISA: prevent preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 1036), H2058 [27AP]

Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1), H359 [2FE]

Federal employees: allow for garnishment of pay (see H.R. 214), H484 [3FE]

———voluntary participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), H590 [4FE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1295), H1812 [31MR]

Financial institutions: availability of resources for community development credit unions (see H.R. 2988), H9565 [10NO]

———enforcement of anti-money-laundering laws (see H.R. 3235), H10470 [20NO]

———reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H2128 [28AP]

Flood control: study adequacy of current measures for upper Mississippi River (see H.R. 2931), H6378 [6AU]

Floods: reduce interest rates on SBA loans for losses resulting from the floods in Midwest States (see H.R. 2742), H6849 [21SE]

Food Security Act: payment limitation provisions (see H.R. 2072), H2427 [11MY]

Food stamps: ensure adequate access to retail food stores by recipients of food stamps (see H.R. 3436), H8795 [3NO]

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

Foreign trade: generalized system of preferences designation based on nuclear weapon activity (see H.R. 1797), H5740 [3AU]

Government regulations: judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 830), H7827 [13OC]

Ground-Wave Emergency Network Program: termination (see H.R. 1555), H6514 [8SE]

Health: designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H6849 [21SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3222, 3600), H9854 [16NO], H10469 [20NO]

———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 710), H2128 [28AP]

Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission: establish (see H.R. 671), H2128 [28AP]

Highways: speed limit (see H.R. 139), H1055 [8MR]

Homeless: remove requirement that funds be expressly provided for homeless veterans assistance (see H.R. 2140), H5527 [29JY]

House of Representatives: campaign contribution limitations relative to qualifying and nonqualifying candidates (see H.R. 2154), H3783 [17JN]

———limit expense payments to former Speakers (see H.R. 513), H2487 [13MY]

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

———use of excess amounts from official allowances of Members for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1945), H4575 [13JY]

House Rules: amend special order rules relative to televising of speeches (see H. Res. 184), H5453 [28JY]

Imports: monitoring of domestic uses made of certain foreign commodities (see H.R. 1233), H1046 [4MR]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1937 [20AP]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H3341 [8JN]

Lobbyists: disclosure of financial benefits to Members of Congress (see H.R. 2834), H6515 [8SE]

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1181), H8875 [4NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 38), H2342 [6MY]

———limit acceptance of gifts, meals, and travel (see H.R. 2835), H6515 [8SE]

———limit purchases by departing Members of office equipment from district offices (see H.R. 1026, 1209), H1010 [3MR], H1047 [4MR]

———require participation in health care reform package (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7543 [6OC]

———salary adjustments (see H.R. 974), H1011 [3MR]

Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H2867 [26MY]

———provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial (see H.R. 2135), H3783 [17JN]

Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: amend (see H.R. 1048), H1047 [4MR]

NASA: prohibit funds for advanced solid rocket motor program (see H.R. 961), H1232 [11MR]

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

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

National commemorative events: establish a commission to advise the President on proposals (see H.R. 624), H1011 [3MR]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H6294 [5AU]

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

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H2034 [26AP]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), H7671 [7OC]

Nicaragua: economic assistance (see H. Res. 40), H1906 [19AP]

Nuclear weapons: payment by foreign countries of costs resulting from tests conducted in the U.S. (see H.R. 1146), H5740 [3AU]

———test ban (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1081 [9MR]

OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1047 [4MR], H7671 [7OC]

Petroleum: delay imposition of taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline (see H.R. 3386), H8796 [3NO]

Postal Service: limit expenditures on new logo (see H.R. 3328), H9565 [10NO]

POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H2128 [28AP]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 28), H682 [17FE]

Printing: use of vegetable-based inks for Federal lithographic printing (see H.R. 1595), H1993 [21AP]

Privacy: prevent abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1900), H6514 [8SE]

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: implement (see H.R. 964), H723 [18FE]

Refuse disposal: citizen participation in State recycling programs (see H.R. 2286), H7263 [29SE]

———encourage the President and State Governors to carry out on-site composting at their residences (see H.R. 2292), H9854 [16NO]

———incinerator regulation (see H.R. 2488), H6515 [8SE]

Research: superconducting supercollider funding (see H.R. 1009), H1739 [30MR]

Roads and highways: increase national maximum speed limit on certain roads not connected to the Interstate System (see H.R. 2378), H3456 [10JN]

Rural areas: inclusion of rural health care in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 69), H2129 [28AP]

———recognize economic importance (see H.J. Res. 133), H2487 [13MY]

Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (see H.R. 2866), H8002 [14OC]

Small business: participation in business development programs by concerns controlled by individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 794), H3700 [16JN]

State and local governments: unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H6381 [6AU]

States: guaranty or warranty clause in highway construction contracts for materials and workmanship (see H.R. 3236), H9873 [17NO]

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

Taxation: adoption expenses (see H.R. 930), H1936 [20AP]

———credit for soil and water conservation expenditures in agriculture-related activities (see H.R. 2708), H7543 [6OC]

———economic impact of lowering the estate tax exemption (see H. Con. Res. 6), H1081 [9MR]

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

———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 591), H795 [23FE]

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H878 [24FE]

———retroactive increases in individual income tax rates (see H.R. 2968), H8938 [8NO]

———simplify the application of employment taxes in the case of domestic services (see H.R. 929, 1114), H1011 [3MR], H1080 [9MR]

———treatment of certain games of chance conducted by nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2001), H9565 [10NO]

———treatment of cooperative telephone companies (see H.R. 778), H1993 [21AP]

———treatment of early withdrawals from individual retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1094), H876 [24FE]

———treatment of livestock sale or exchange on account of national disaster (see H.R. 2841), H5739 [3AU]

Television: violent programming (see H. Res. 202), H5741 [3AU]

Treaty for Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: accession prior to entry into generalized system of preferences (see H.R. 1799), H5740 [3AU]

Trucking industry: maintain U.S. truck safety standards after North American Free Trade Agreement implementation (see H. Con. Res. 107), H8002 [14OC]

Truth in Savings Act: repeal (see H.R. 1682), H7827 [13OC]

Veterans: third-party reimbursements for medical services and hospital care (see H.R. 1324), H5527 [29JY]

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

Women: breast and cervical cancer screening and general gynecological care relative to new health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 167), H10302 [19NO]

———protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H4859 [20JY]

Years of the Girl Child: designate (see H.J. Res. 302), H10987 [22NO]

Letters

Flood disaster assistance to Midwest States: by, S8594 [13JY]

National Competitiveness Act: President Clinton, H2538 [19MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7363 [4OC]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: crop yield insurance, H4688 [15JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 1578), H2088 [28AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H752 [23FE], H1172 [11MR]

———deficit reduction efforts, H10833 [22NO]

Clinton, President: economic plan, H752 [23FE], H1172 [11MR]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), H2293 [5MY], H2538, H2547 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2518), conference report, H7559&sbull; [7OC]

Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 1025), H9127 [10NO]

Floods: Mississippi River flooding of Midwest States, H4475 [1JY]

Freedom (space station): funding, H3959 [23JN]

Government: improve (H.R. 3400), H10833 [22NO]

Health: managed care system reform proposal, H8334 [21OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7454 [6OC]

Lobbyists: disclosure of financial benefits to Members of Congress (H.R. 2834), H7710 [13OC]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2200), H3959 [23JN]

North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification (H.R. 3450), H10030&sbull; [17NO]

Taxation: energy tax, H1558 [24MR]

Technology: development of high-performance computing and high-speed networking (H.R. 1757), H5092 [26JY]

———enhance manufacturing technology (H.R. 820), H2293 [5MY], H2538, H2547 [19MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2425 [11MY], H3453 [10JN], H4504 [1JY], H5106 [26JY], H5359 [27JY], H8588 [27OC]

Leave of absence: granted, H4406 [30JN]

Special order: granted, H4504 [1JY]

Schedules

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials: municipal waste flow control, D1259 [5NO]

Committee on Rules (House): Campaign Finance Reform Act, D1364 [20NO]

———consideration of H.R. 1430, increasing public debt limit, D325 [31MR]

———disaster assistance to Midwest States (H.R. 2667), D821 [21JY], D837 [23JY]

———handgun purchase waiting period, D1280 [9NO]

———line-item veto (H.R. 1578), D335 [1AP]

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): reorganization of congressional procedure, D667 [16JN]

Tributes

Villella, Larry, H752 [23FE]