SMITH, ROBERT F. (BOB)(a Representative from Oregon)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Bureau of Reclamation: revise paperwork reporting requirements (see H.R. 2575), H4408 [30JN]
Crater Lake: additional studies and investigations (see H.R. 693), H310 [27JA]
Endangered species: determinations and guidelines for listing a species as endangered (see H.R. 1992), H2301 [5MY]
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: admission fees (see H.R. 1177), H962 [2MR]
Oregon: extend Federal Power Act deadline in construction of hydroelectric project (see H.R. 1136), H877 [24FE]
Oregon Trail: sesquicentennial (see H.J. Res. 238), H5073 [23JY]
Real property: compensate owners for diminution of value as a result of Federal action under certain laws (see H.R. 1388), H1413 [17MR]
Rural areas: improve health care services (see H.R. 2529), H4079 [24JN]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require three-fifths congressional majorities for bills increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 245), H5554 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life (see H.R. 25), H359 [2FE]
Agriculture: exempt triple base acreage from certain highly erodible land and wetland conservation regulations (see H.R. 1587), H1856 [1AP]
———export of commodities and products (see H.R. 1511), H1686 [29MR]
———food safety protections relative to pesticide use (see H.R. 1627), H1857 [1AP]
AIDS: admission of HIV infected individuals into the U.S. (see H.R. 985), H1739 [30MR]
Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 898), H6902 [22SE]
Airline industry: mandatory retirement age for pilots (see H.R. 1532), H2817 [25MY]
Amateur Radio Service: facilitate utilization of volunteer resources (see H.R. 2623), H8002 [14OC]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4, 30), H85 [5JA], H181 [21JA]
Armed Forces: policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 667), H641 [16FE]
———procedure for change in policy regarding homosexuals (see H. Res. 16), H311 [27JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 9), H85 [5JA]
———constitutional amendment to require expenditures not exceed revenues and not exceed certain percentage of GNP (see H.J. Res. 61), H360 [2FE]
———Presidential rescission and deferral powers (see H.R. 159), H104 [6JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 2929), H6378 [6AU]
Child care: criminal background checks for child care providers (see H.R. 1237), H1046 [4MR]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 148), H8507 [26OC]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1322), H8057 [15OC]
Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland: establish (see H.R. 2838), H5739 [3AU]
Committees of the House: rescind funds for select committees (see H.R. 1428), H1527 [18MR]
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), H1993 [21AP]
Contracts: Federal procurement reforms relative to efficiency and competitiveness (see H.R. 2042), H8658 [28OC]
———reform Government procurement practices (see H.R. 2393), H3457 [10JN]
Courts: division of the ninth judicial circuit (see H.R. 3654), H10985 [22NO]
———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H6777 [15SE]
Crime: create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation (see H. Res. 281), H8938 [8NO]
———mandatory life imprisonment for third violent felony conviction (see H.R. 93), H9854 [16NO]
———require person convicted of State criminal offense against a minor to register current address with law enforcement officials (see H.R. 324), H640 [16FE]
Drugs: allow licensed veterinarians to order the extra-label use of drugs in animals (see H.R. 1423), H1993 [21AP]
Ecology and environment: conservation and management of wetlands (see H.R. 1330), H1231 [11MR]
Economy: tax credits for families, incentives for investment, and limit domestic spending (see H.R. 2434), H3699 [16JN]
Education: flexibility of regulations relative to educational reform and achievement (see H.R. 1452), H2687 [20MY]
———prevent the awarding of Pell Grants to prisoners (see H.R. 1168), H1905 [19AP]
Elections: increased fairness and competition in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 1059), H1906 [19AP]
Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain migrant and seasonal workers' benefits (see H.R. 1999), H2302 [5MY]
Endangered species: make determinations based on scientific, commercial, and other types of data available (see H.R. 1414), H1527 [18MR]
———strengthen protections for fishing, hunting, trapping, and wildlife conservation (see H.R. 2207), H10989 [22NO]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1490), H1993 [21AP]
EPA: exempt certain landfills from groundwater monitoring requirements (see H.R. 2654), H4756 [15JY]
Federal employees: allow for garnishment of pay (see H.R. 214), H484 [3FE]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use pesticides (see H.R. 967), H723 [18FE]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 968), H723 [18FE]
Financial institutions: reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H1812 [31MR]
Food for Progress Act: clarify application of laws to agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1812), H2196 [3MY]
Food stamps: ensure adequate access to retail food stores by recipients of food stamps (see H.R. 3436), H8795 [3NO]
Foreign aid: transport requirements for agricultural commodities provided to Russia (see H.R. 1811), H2196 [3MY]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), H6383 [6AU]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H5663 [2AU]
Government: require certain agencies to procure private sector goods and services (see H.R. 163), H104 [6JA]
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), H4859 [20JY]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 509, 1709), H3593 [15JN], H10988 [22NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 101, 3080), H85 [5JA], H10301 [19NO]
Horticulture: establish a fresh cut flowers and fresh cut greens promotion and consumer information program (see H.R. 1738), H4574 [13JY]
House of Representatives: limit expense payments to former Speakers (see H.R. 513), H311 [27JA]
———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, 53), H964 [2MR], H1414 [17MR]
———amend to require open committee meetings and allow broadcasting and photography of meetings and hearings (see H. Res. 175), H5527 [29JY]
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]
———prevent Federal financial and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not legal permanent residents (see H.R. 1080), H1166 [10MR]
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]
Jefferson, Thomas: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 789), H2463 [12MY]
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1181), H963 [2MR]
Medicare: technical changes (see H.R. 21), H681 [17FE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 38), H86 [5JA]
———cost-of-living pay adjustments relative to Federal debt (see H.R. 831), H587 [4FE]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H7361 [30SE]
Mitchell, John: relief (see H.R. 3017), H9704 [15NO]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H4859 [20JY]
———provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial (see H.R. 2135), H2493 [17MY]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), H9854 [16NO]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H1166 [10MR]
National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H6849 [21SE]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H4575 [13JY]
National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), H7173 [28SE]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H6050 [4AU]
National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), H589 [4FE]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H8057 [15OC]
National forests: compensation to property owners for lands relinquished to U.S. (see H.R. 765), H795 [23FE]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H5527 [29JY]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), H5453 [28JY]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H9874 [17NO]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 165), H5453 [28JY]
National League of Families POW/MIA: authorize display of flag (see H.J. Res. 219), H6595 [9SE]
National Lighthouse Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 142), H5527 [29JY]
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), H1937 [20AP]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H6294 [5AU]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), H6595 [9SE]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H5362 [27JY]
National Sportsmen's Instruction Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 198), H4859 [20JY]
National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H2247 [4MY]
National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), H4013 [23JN]
Pesticides: exempt pesticides with public health uses from re-registration for environmental impact (see H.R. 1867), H2057 [27AP]
POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H2128 [28AP]
POW/MIA: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 91), H10990 [22NO]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1750), H1935 [20AP]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3500), H9564 [10NO]
Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H8002 [14OC]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), H9080 [9NO]
Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), H180 [21JA]
Rural areas: eligibility for economic recovery funds (see H.R. 3172), H7262 [29SE]
Russia: emergency waiver of cargo preference rates relative to bilateral assistance package (see H. Con. Res. 85), H2196 [3MY]
Small-Town Sunday: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), H5554 [30JY]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 300), H108 [6JA]
States: limit U.S. acquisition of public lands (see H.R. 2615), H4507 [1JY]
———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), H2302 [5MY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt and require spending cuts to match (see H.R. 429), H2428 [11MY]
———credit for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 776), H726 [18FE]
———credits for a portion of employer Social Security taxes paid relative to employee cash tips (see H.R. 1141), H1993 [21AP]
———economic impact of lowering the estate tax exemption (see H. Con. Res. 6), H87 [5JA]
———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2088), H5452 [28JY]
———exemption for dependent children (see H.R. 436), H111 [6JA]
———interest on certain educational loans (see H.R. 82), H84 [5JA]
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H2127 [28AP]
———mortgage revenue bonds (see H.R. 462), H2342 [6MY]
———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]
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H2302 [5MY]
———treatment of cooperative telephone companies (see H.R. 778), H3458 [10JN]
———treatment of families, investment, and savings and limitations on growth of spending (see H.R. 3645), H10985 [22NO]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 960), H723 [18FE]
———treatment of gains from sale of a principal residence, estate and gift tax, and capital gains (see H.R. 567), H218 [25JA]
———treatment of real estate investments (see H.R. 749), H682 [17FE]
Telephones: availability and modernization of the local exchange and switched network infrastructures (see H.R. 1312), H4757 [15JY]
Timber: State export programs (see H.R. 2343), H3341 [8JN]
Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 2121), H5663 [2AU]
Veterans: designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H83 [5JA]
Workers' Political Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 2307), H3511 [14JN]
Yugoslavia: war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 45), H726 [18FE]
Letters
EPA classification of dried hops: by, and several other Members of Congress, S12205 [22SE]
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), H4249 [29JN]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2982 [27MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6136 [5AU]
Business and industry: Dept. of Agriculture Market Promotion Program advertising subsidies, H4249 [29JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H8290, H8292 [20OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2520), motion to instruct conferees, H7190 [29SE]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 322), H9749 [16NO]
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification (H.R. 3450), H10036 [17NO]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H7190 [29SE], H8290, H8292 [20OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H679 [17FE], H2594 [19MY], H4078 [24JN], H4407 [30JN], H6845 [21SE]