SARPALIUS, BILL(a Representative from Texas)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Bankruptcy: avoidance of certain liens that impair exempt property (see H.R. 339), H109 [6JA]
EPA: exempt certain landfills from groundwater monitoring requirements (see H.R. 2654), H4756 [15JY]
Graham B. Purcell, Jr., Post Office and Federal Building, Wichita Falls, TX: designate (see H.R. 2294), H2866 [26MY]
Helium Act: cancel accrued and unpaid interest on all helium purchase notes (see H.R. 2187), H2596 [19MY]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 1512), H1686 [29MR]
Taxation: payment of Social Security taxes on wages paid for domestic service (see H.R. 952), H680 [17FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: extend crop disaster assistance (see H.R. 2579), H4505 [1JY]
———fair trade in wheat (see H. Con. Res. 172), H8658 [28OC]
———food safety protections relative to pesticide use (see H.R. 1627), H1857 [1AP]
———technical determinations on wetlands (see H.R. 1089), H876 [24FE]
AIDS: admission of HIV infected individuals into the U.S. (see H.R. 985), H1592 [24MR]
Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 898), H6902 [22SE]
Animals: protection of individuals who work with animals (see H.R. 3064), H7379 [4OC]
Armed Forces: award the Purple Heart to persons wounded in action by friendly fire (see H.R. 558), H878 [24FE]
———establish separate Reserve component commands within each branch (see H.R. 1827), H4278 [29JN]
Augusta Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 2949), H8795 [3NO]
Baltic States: withdrawal of Russian troops (see H. Con. Res. 96), H2342 [6MY]
Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authorization (see H.R. 2947), H8875 [4NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 103), H589 [4FE]
Caribbean Common Market: access for exports of U.S. agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 2951), H6515 [8SE]
Census: administration of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 787), H482 [3FE]
Child support: establish committee for auditing of State programs (see H.R. 2241), H5108 [26JY]
Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), H5554 [30JY]
Coins: mint in commemoration of anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing (see H.R. 3480), H10990 [22NO]
———mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H2598 [19MY]
Commission for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: establish (see H. Con. Res. 46), H1166 [10MR]
Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction: establish (see H.R. 2995), H6380 [6AU]
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 23), H88 [5JA]
Congress of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers: tribute to organizers (see H. Con. Res. 67), H1550 [23MR]
Corp. for National Service: establish (see H.R. 2010), H3700 [16JN]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), H7173 [28SE]
Courts: inmate capacity at State penal and correctional institutions (see H.R. 2940), H6378 [6AU]
Crime: create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation (see H. Res. 281), H9854 [16NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a National Appeals Division (see H.R. 2950), H6379 [6AU]
———reorganization (see H.R. 3171), H7262 [29SE]
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), H1231 [11MR]
Education: financial assistance for rural education (see H.R. 1687), H7263 [29SE]
———require organizations to disclose certain information relative to educational programs (see H.R. 3109), H7452 [5OC]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H2128 [28AP]
Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2554), H4277 [29JN]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain migrant and seasonal workers' benefits (see H.R. 1999), H2302 [5MY]
ERISA: clarify the treatment of a qualified football coaches plan (see H.R. 1981), H5074 [23JY]
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), H1906 [19AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1544), H2867 [26MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1295), H1164 [10MR]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H8666 [1NO]
———reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H2128 [28AP]
Firearms: right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H.R. 1276), H10988 [22NO]
———waiting period before purchase (see H.R. 3268), H7827 [13OC]
Food: U.S. commitment to end hunger and malnutrition (see H.J. Res. 193), H2302 [5MY]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), H6383 [6AU]
Government: constitutional amendment to limit years of service of certain employees (see H.J. Res. 277), H8002 [14OC]
Government regulations: assessments relative to the taking of private property (see H.R. 561), H640 [16FE]
———judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 830), H6514 [8SE]
Great American Beer Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 262), H6778 [15SE]
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]
Gulf of Mexico: establish an economic and environmental protection program (see H.R. 1899), H2126 [28AP]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 1709), H6514 [8SE]
———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H6849 [21SE]
———establish a national birth defects monitoring system to provide information for research and prevention (see H.R. 1296), H4278 [29JN]
Horticulture: establish a fresh cut flowers and fresh cut greens promotion and consumer information program (see H.R. 1738), H4182 [28JN]
House of Representatives: 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), H1528 [18MR]
Hunting and trapping: protect individuals engaged in lawful hunting on public lands (see H.R. 1815), H2022 [22AP]
Immigration: improve inspection procedures and exclude for admissions fraud (see H.R. 1355), H1740 [30MR]
———U.S.-Mexico cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 117), H4507 [1JY]
Imports: monitoring of domestic uses made of certain foreign commodities (see H.R. 1233), H1046 [4MR]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246), H8703 [2NO]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), H10302 [19NO]
Jefferson, Thomas: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 789), H3783 [17JN]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1994 [21AP]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H2127 [28AP]
Lewis F. Powell, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Richmond, VA: designate (see H.R. 1513), H2058 [27AP]
Medals: establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 1012), H4574 [13JY]
Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 52), H2303 [5MY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H4575 [13JY]
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), H2128 [28AP]
———mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see H.R. 2467), H8328 [20OC]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), H7543 [6OC]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H911 [1MR]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), H8659 [28OC]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), H1994 [21AP]
National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 162), H1937 [20AP]
National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H4682 [14JY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 11), H3700 [16JN]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H219 [25JA]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 226), H4507 [1JY]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H1047 [4MR]
National Crime Information Center: registration of child abuse offenders (see H.R. 515), H2995 [27MY]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), H1687 [29MR]
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 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), H7173 [28SE]
National emblems: designate the honeybee as the national insect (see H.J. Res. 58), H641 [16FE]
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 Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), H6902 [22SE]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 139), H8938 [8NO]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H9854 [16NO]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 165), H5453 [28JY]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 213), H3921 [22JN]
National Long-Term Care Administrators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 278), H8507 [26OC]
National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 285), H10302 [19NO]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), H2182 [29AP]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), H1166 [10MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H3374 [9JN]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), H6515 [8SE]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H4682 [14JY]
National Sportsmen's Instruction Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 198), H4991 [21JY]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H2687 [20MY]
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), H4080 [24JN]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H7543 [6OC]
National Writing Project: reauthorize (see H.R. 521), H3836 [18JN]
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]
OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2523 [18MY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: display of U.S. flag on Federal buildings (see H.R. 302), H5361 [27JY]
POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H1528 [18MR]
POW/MIA: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 91), H7543 [6OC]
Prayer: constitutional amendment relative to prayer at public institutions (see H.J. Res. 163), H3459 [10JN]
Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H6515 [8SE]
Refuse disposal: citizen participation in State recycling programs (see H.R. 2286), H2866 [26MY]
———importation of out-of-state solid waste (see H.R. 963), H723 [18FE]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), H3700 [16JN]
Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 2736), H5107 [26JY]
———inclusion of rural health care in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 69), H2129 [28AP]
Schools: library media resources, technology enhancement, training, and improvement (see H.R. 1151), H6514 [8SE]
Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H4508 [1JY]
Small business: extend deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 162), H640 [16FE]
———loan capital (see H.R. 660), H590 [4FE]
———payment and prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (see H.R. 2130), H2493 [17MY]
Small-Town Sunday: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), H4682 [14JY]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1883), H2126 [28AP]
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 300), H108 [6JA]
Solid waste: municipal landfill regulation (see H.R. 767), H1739 [30MR]
State and local governments: unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H1046 [4MR]
States: equity in educational funding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1453), H1590 [24MR]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 795), H483 [3FE]
———tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 466), H7542 [6OC]
Taxation: assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1149), H901 [25FE]
———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]
———exclusion for amounts received under group legal services (see H.R. 326), H6293 [5AU]
———limit State taxation of pension income (see H.R. 546), H260 [26JA]
———make permanent the targeted jobs tax credit and treat certain medal awardees as a targeted group (see H.R. 3147), H7171 [28SE]
———mortgage revenue bond financing for veterans (see H.R. 1289), H1164 [10MR]
———mortgage revenue bonds (see H.R. 462), H2463 [12MY]
———repeal luxury tax (see H.R. 1841), H2023 [22AP]
———repeal luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 348), H484 [3FE]
———treatment of cooperative telephone companies (see H.R. 778), H1993 [21AP]
———treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 827), H963 [2MR]
Telephones: availability and modernization of the local exchange and switched network infrastructures (see H.R. 1312), H1881 [2AP]
Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 2121), H4757 [15JY]
Trucking industry: maintain U.S. truck safety standards after North American Free Trade Agreement implementation (see H. Con. Res. 107), H7361 [30SE]
U.N.: anniversary of the Food and Agricultural Organization (see H.J. Res. 193), H2302 [5MY]
U.S. Military Academy: mint commemorative coins recognizing the bicentennial (see H.R. 3492), H9564 [10NO]
U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission: establish (see H.R. 2305), H4757 [15JY]
Veterans: determination of program benefits relative to legal settlements (see H.R. 1404), H2058 [27AP]
———extend eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to certain veterans of reserve components (see H.R. 821), H4681 [14JY]
———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1992, H1993 [21AP]
Voting: establish national voter registration (see H.R. 499), H359 [2FE]
Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H10302 [19NO]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 80), H2523 [18MY]
Wetlands: treatment of playa lakes, prairie potholes, vernal pools, pocosins, and other special wetlands (see H.R. 138), H726 [18FE]
Women: protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H1592 [24MR]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 143), H1292 [16MR]
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]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental (H.R. 1335), H1521 [18MR]
Budget: deficit reduction efforts, H10788 [22NO]
Clinton, President: welfare program, H318 [2FE]
Crime: alternative methods of punishment for young offenders (H.R. 3351), H10206 [19NO]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H652 [17FE]
Federal employees: voluntary participation in political processes (H.R. 20), H988 [3MR]
Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 1025), H9104 [10NO]
Foreign trade: deficit, H5367 [28JY]
Government: improve (H.R. 3400), H10788 [22NO]
Graham B. Purcell, Jr., Post Office and Federal Building, Wichita Falls, TX: designate (H.R. 2294), H6807
House of Representatives: release of documentation and testimony relative to investigation of House Post Office (H. Res. 222), H5033 [22JY]
Houston, Samuel: bicentennial anniversary of birth, H920 [2MR]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2200), H5468, H5470 [29JY]
———purchase of helium from private sources, H5468, H5470 [29JY]
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification (H.R. 3450), H9921 [17NO]
Russia: U.S. policy, H1556 [24MR]
Small business: effect of cleanup of Superfund sites, H7457 [6OC]
Taxation: rates, H802 [24FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H102 [6JA], H167 [21JA], H1412 [17MR], H1549 [23MR], H1810 [31MR], H1933 [20AP], H2017 [22AP], H2180 [29AP], H3592 [15JN], H8201 [19OC]
Schedules
Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds: legislation relative to the renaming of Federal buildings, D757 [1JY]
Committee on Rules (House): reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution (H.R. 2264), D589 [26MY]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Human Resources: employment taxes on domestic workers, D181 [4MR]
———Subcommittee on Social Security: employment taxes on domestic workers, D181 [4MR]
Tributes
Kennedy, John F., H10652 [22NO]