SPENCE, FLOYD(a Representative from South Carolina)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H6404 [8SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2264, reconciliation of concurrent resolution on the budget, H4658 [14JY]
———H.R. 2330, intelligence services appropriations, H9569 [15NO]
———H.R. 2401, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8160 [19OC]
Observers from the House of Representatives to future U.S. arms control negotiations, H10921 [22NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Nancy Moore Thurmond National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), H1992 [21AP]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), H2348 [10MY]
Veterans: special pension rate for recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1796), H1992 [21AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: food safety protections relative to pesticide use (see H.R. 1627), H7360 [30SE]
Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 898), H1642 [25MR]
Airline industry: mandatory retirement age for pilots (see H.R. 1532), H2817 [25MY]
Airports: preinspection at airports relative to visa waiver programs and immigration processing (see H.R. 1153), H1528 [18MR]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 24), H359 [2FE]
Armed Forces: application of War Powers Resolution relative to use of forces in Somalia (see H. Con. Res. 170), H8433 [22OC]
———assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 1017), H5074 [23JY]
———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 667), H359 [2FE]
———procedure for change in policy regarding homosexuals (see H. Res. 16), H682 [17FE]
———provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to surviving spouses of certain retired members (see H.R. 64), H1858 [1AP]
———restore cost-of-living pay adjustment (see H.R. 1670), H4681 [14JY]
———withdraw forces in Somalia (see H.R. 3292), H8056 [15OC]
Asylum Abuse Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 3284), H8057 [15OC]
Budget: balance and provide for zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 883), H6293 [5AU]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 103), H589 [4FE]
———constitutional amendment to require expenditures not exceed revenues and not exceed certain percentage of GNP (see H.J. Res. 61), H7361 [30SE]
———identification of yearly spending level increases (see H.R. 323), H8328 [20OC]
———Presidential rescission and deferral powers (see H.R. 159), H1165 [10MR]
———reform process (see H.R. 2929), H6378 [6AU]
Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), H5554 [30JY]
Christian Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 113), H8057 [15OC]
Civil Service Retirement System: count service in certain Federal-State cooperative agricultural programs (see H.R. 3490), H10302 [19NO]
Civil War History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 147), H1592 [24MR]
Classical Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 239), H9704 [15NO]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1322), H6902 [22SE]
———mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H2428 [11MY]
Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 19, 30), H119 [20JA]
Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 145), H4991 [21JY]
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 157), H5453 [28JY]
Congress: constitutional amendment on liability for conduct retroactive to date of enactment or issuance of legislation (see H.J. Res. 256), H6513 [8SE]
Congress of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers: tribute to organizers (see H. Con. Res. 67), H1550 [23MR]
Contracts: reform Government procurement practices (see H.R. 2393), H4508 [1JY]
Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H6777 [15SE]
———product liability law uniformity (see H.R. 1910), H5074 [23JY]
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), H1413 [17MR]
———prevention and punishment of sexual and domestic violence (see H.R. 688), H6293 [5AU]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), H10990 [22NO]
D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H10987 [22NO]
Dept. of Defense: limit transfer of funds to other departments and agencies (see H.R. 2482), H3920 [22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of claims for veterans benefits (see H.R. 3269), H9565 [10NO]
———research programs' funding levels (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2599 [19MY]
———resolution of complaints of unlawful employment discrimination (see H.R. 1032), H964 [2MR]
———revise and improve long-term care programs (see H.R. 3122), H8002 [14OC]
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), H6382 [6AU]
Economy: tax credits for families, incentives for investment, and limit domestic spending (see H.R. 2434), H6778 [15SE]
———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), H2247 [4MY]
Education: grants for parents as teachers programs (see H.R. 485), H2302 [5MY]
———revise grant formulas (see H.R. 676), H1858 [1AP]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H682 [17FE]
Employment: assist discharged Armed Forces members to obtain employment and management training with public housing authorities and management companies (see H.R. 1886), H6050 [4AU]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain migrant and seasonal workers' benefits (see H.R. 1999), H2719 [24MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H103 [6JA]
ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits (see H.R. 1272), H2816 [25MY]
Federal aid programs: administration of funds for homeless assistance in part by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H. Res. 127), H1687 [29MR]
Financial institutions: reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H1592 [24MR]
Firearms: constitutional right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H. Con. Res. 3), H9705 [15NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 44), H2058 [27AP]
Food Stamp Act: amend relative to quality control (see H.R. 1195), H1528 [18MR]
Foreign aid: periodic assessment of economic assistance programs (see H.R. 2253), H4991 [21JY]
Foreign policy: resettlement of enemy POW (see H. Con. Res. 141), H7263 [29SE]
Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of foreign-made U.S. flags (see H.R. 1565), H2058 [27AP]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), H7828 [13OC]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H5663 [2AU]
Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 141), H104 [6JA]
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), H682 [17FE]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 509, 1709), H2598 [19MY], H4574 [13JY]
———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H7263 [29SE]
House of Representatives: permit Members to use unspent official allowances for national debt reduction (see H.R. 1251), H1079 [9MR]
House Rules: point of order against consideration of any provision relative to a retroactive tax increase (see H. Res. 247), H6514 [8SE]
Immigration: prohibition of AIDS infected individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 887, 985), H724, H726 [18FE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: deportation and exclusion of criminal aliens (see H.R. 723), H1592 [24MR]
———registration of aliens on criminal probation or parole (see H.R. 1496), H1993 [21AP]
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), H7707 [12OC]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), H5453 [28JY]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1277), H2687 [20MY]
Liberia: civil war resolution efforts (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2599 [19MY]
Medals: establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 1012), H3458 [10JN]
Medicare: amount of payment for outpatient physical and occupational therapy (see H.R. 1586), H2034 [26AP]
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), H1165 [10MR]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H2342 [6MY]
———mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see H.R. 2467), H9079 [9NO]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), H10999 [23NO]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H1292 [16MR]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), H8659 [28OC]
National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 162), H3342 [8JN]
National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H1994 [21AP]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 69), H311 [27JA]
National cemeteries: prohibit political demonstrations (see H. Con. Res. 77), H2867 [26MY]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 226), H6849 [21SE]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H3594 [15JN]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), H1994 [21AP]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), H6982 [23SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), H7361 [30SE]
National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), H7173 [28SE]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H4182 [28JN]
National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 179, 286), H1935 [20AP], H8795 [3NO]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1011 [3MR]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), H2128 [28AP]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 75), H8875 [4NO]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H5527 [29JY]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 139), H1551 [23MR]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H8203 [19OC]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 165), H4408 [30JN]
National League of Families POW/MIA: authorize display of flag (see H.J. Res. 219), H6294 [5AU]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 213), H3921 [22JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 265), H7828 [13OC]
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), H483 [3FE]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H1010 [3MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), H6294 [5AU]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), H8057 [15OC]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H4575 [13JY]
National Sportsmen's Instruction Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 198), H4859 [20JY]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H2183 [29AP]
National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H2688 [20MY]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), H3921 [22JN]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H3457 [10JN]
National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), H4013 [23JN]
OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1414 [17MR]
Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 17), H180 [21JA]
Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 236), H10990 [22NO]
Postal Service: exempt veterans organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 66), H681 [17FE]
———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), H726 [18FE]
Privacy: prevent abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1900), H2598 [19MY]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), H2428 [11MY]
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), H5074 [23JY]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), H7671 [7OC]
Rural areas: inclusion of rural health care in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1885 [5AP]
Small-Town Sunday: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), H3374 [9JN]
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, 875), H219 [25JA], H726 [18FE]
———treatment of benefits of spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 1897), H2126 [28AP]
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.J. Res. 152; H. Con. Res. 26), H726 [18FE], H1291 [16MR]
Southeast Asia: granting of asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 551), H2463 [12MY]
States: non-compliance with Federal program requiring safety belt and motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 799), H726 [18FE]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 702), H8658 [28OC]
Tariff: use of revenues from tariffs on textile machinery imports to modernize the textile machinery industry (see H.R. 2004), H2340 [6MY]
Taxation: capital gains relative to senior citizens (see H.R. 854), H726 [18FE]
———computation of the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 539), H1528 [18MR]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 248, 249), H6050 [4AU], H6292 [5AU]
———credit to employers for providing English language training (see H.R. 124), H2597 [19MY]
———eliminate certain retroactive tax increases (see H.R. 2913), H6902 [22SE]
———establish medical care savings benefits (see H.R. 3065), H10989 [22NO]
———exemption for dependent children (see H.R. 436), H111 [6JA]
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H1231 [11MR]
———medical expense deduction (see H.R. 3027), H6513 [8SE]
———mortgage revenue bonds (see H.R. 462), H1232 [11MR]
———rehabilitation credit for historic neighborhoods (see H.R. 1406), H1881 [2AP]
———repeal luxury tax (see H.R. 1841), H2023 [22AP]
———repeal luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 335, 348), H311 [27JA], H484 [3FE]
———require a supermajority in Congress to pass tax-increasing legislation (see H.R. 1131), H877 [24FE]
———retroactive tax increases (see H.R. 3024), H6513 [8SE]
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H1993 [21AP]
———treatment of cooperative telephone companies (see H.R. 778), H2183 [29AP]
———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]
Telephones: availability and modernization of the local exchange and switched network infrastructures (see H.R. 1312), H4574 [13JY]
Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 2121), H8703 [2NO]
U.N.: limit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 662), H10988 [22NO]
U.S. Military Academy: mint commemorative coins recognizing the bicentennial (see H.R. 3492), H9564 [10NO]
Veterans: benefits for Philippine service in World War II (see H.R. 35), H1686 [29MR]
———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3340), H8362 [21OC]
———cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H8362 [21OC]
———cost-of-living adjustments for certain disability compensation (see H.R. 2341), H6848 [21SE]
———designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H83 [5JA]
———determination of program benefits relative to legal settlements (see H.R. 1404), H2816 [25MY]
———disability compensation rates, dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors (see H.R. 798), H483 [3FE]
———effective date for discontinuance of benefits relative to the death of the recipient (see H.R. 1986), H3342 [8JN]
———extend and expand medical services (see H.R. 3313), H8875 [4NO]
———health care benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans exposed to environmental hazards (see H.R. 2414), H4182 [28JN]
———outpatient medical services for any disability of a former POW (see H.R. 1442), H3920 [22JN]
———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H590 [4FE]
———restore eligibility for certain benefits to unremarried surviving spouses (see H.R. 3456), H8874 [4NO]
———special pension rate for recipients of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3341), H8362 [21OC]
War in the Pacific National Historical Park: additional development (see H.R. 1944), H3836 [18JN]
Water pollution: assistance to economically distressed rural communities (see H.R. 1980), H2301 [5MY]
Week for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 80), H1592 [24MR]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 143), H1292 [16MR]
Workers' Political Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 2307), H3700 [16JN]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7543 [6OC]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), H7035 [27SE]
World War II: commendation to individuals exposed to mustard agents (see H.R. 1055), H8002 [14OC]
———establish an Armed Forces memorial in Washington, DC (see H.R. 682), H726 [18FE]
Yugoslavia: war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Res. 32), H181 [21JA]
Letters
Allied burdensharing for maintenance and operation of U.S. overseas regional security forces: Warren M. Christopher, Sec. of State, and Les Aspin, Sec. of Defense, H6536, H6539
Motions offered by
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H7224 [29SE], H8151 [19OC]
House of Representatives: publication of Members signing discharge motions (H. Res. 134), H6509 [8SE]
Remarks by, on
Armed Forces: application of War Powers Resolution relative to use of forces in Somalia (H. Con. Res. 170), H9045, H9060 [9NO]
———authorize presence in Somalia (S.J. Res. 45), H2618
———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H7066, H7074 [28SE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H3022
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6146 [5AU]
Dept. of Defense: allied burdensharing for maintenance and operation of U.S. overseas regional security forces, H6535, H6538
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H6056, H6071 [4AU], H6405, H6481 [8SE], H6523, H6533, H6535, H6538
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), conference report, H9644 [15NO]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), consideration (H. Res. 246), H6396 [8SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), motion to instruct conferees, H8151, H8152, H8154, H8159 [19OC]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), motion to recommit, H7224 [29SE]
———ballistic missile program funding, H6481 [8SE]
———convert military-industrial complex to civilian-industrial complex, H6551 [9SE]
———study deployment of the Trident II missile, H6533 [9SE]
———terminate production of the Trident II missile, H6523 [9SE]
Dept. of Energy: transfer or lease of property at former weapon production facilities, H7112 [28SE]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 66), H1926 [20AP]
Somalia: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H7091 [28SE], H7224 [29SE], H8152, H8154, H8159 [19OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2425 [11MY], H3340 [8JN], H6591 [9SE], H6980 [23SE], H7822 [13OC], H8588 [27OC]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Defense appropriations, D895 [2AU]
Tributes
Betts, Jackson E., H7332