STEARNS, CLIFF(a Representative from Florida)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), H2545 [19MY]
Maritime Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1964), H5489 [29JY]
Technology: enhance manufacturing technology (H.R. 820), H2545 [19MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2401, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8160 [19OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 1636), H1857 [1AP]
Budget: use of spending levels for the current fiscal year in the preparation of the budget for each new fiscal year (see H.R. 1064), H793 [23FE]
Foreign policy: resettlement of enemy POW (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6514 [8SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3698; H. Con. Res. 8), H87 [5JA], H10986 [22NO]
House Rules: statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 156), H1992 [21AP]
India: congratulate on independence anniversary (see H. Res. 25), H88 [5JA]
Members of Congress: prohibit pay increases following a budget deficit in the preceding fiscal year (see H.R. 407), H111 [6JA]
National parks and recreation areas: reform concessions policies of the National Park Service (see H.R. 2146), H2523 [18MY]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (H.J. Res. 22), consideration (see H. Res. 102), H794 [23FE]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1636), H1857 [1AP]
———exclude wages from teaching in public schools relative to the earnings test (see H.R. 409), H111 [6JA]
Taxation: capital gains (see H.R. 1636), H1857 [1AP]
———designation of income tax liability or refunds toward combating the war on drugs (see H.R. 1065), H793 [23FE]
———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 1636), H1857 [1AP]
Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 408), H111 [6JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: joint research program between Dept. of Defense and NASA (see H.R. 1260), H1812 [31MR]
Agriculture: food safety protections relative to pesticide use (see H.R. 1627), H2463 [12MY]
AIDS: admission of HIV infected individuals into the U.S. (see H.R. 887), H1080 [9MR]
Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 898), H2867 [26MY]
Aliens: asylum and exclusion procedures, and alien smuggling penalties (see H.R. 3363), H8703 [2NO]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 7), H85 [5JA]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 1253), H1232 [11MR]
Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 1082), H875 [24FE]
———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 667), H359 [2FE]
———withdraw forces in Somalia (see H. Res. 239), H6849 [21SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 9, 103, 167), H85 [5JA], H589 [4FE], H1739 [30MR]
———constitutional amendment to require expenditures not exceed revenues and not exceed certain percentage of GNP (see H.J. Res. 61), H360 [2FE]
———discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3266), H8659 [28OC]
———identification of yearly spending level increases (see H.R. 323), H8328 [20OC]
———prohibit reallocation of appropriations for terminated programs (see H.R. 3145), H7171 [28SE]
———reform process (see H.R. 2929), H6378 [6AU]
———rescissions (see H.R. 1785), H10470 [20NO]
———sequestration (see H.R. 1099), H10988 [22NO]
Business and industry: protection of whistleblowers (see H.R. 1817), H2022 [22AP]
Census: use of latest available data relative to agriculture, nutrition, and forestry programs (see H.R. 751), H682 [17FE]
———use of latest available data relative to airport improvement projects (see H.R. 755), H682 [17FE]
———use of latest available data relative to below poverty urban, rural, and farm populations (see H.R. 753), H682 [17FE]
———use of latest available data relative to energy and natural resources programs (see H.R. 752), H682 [17FE]
———use of latest available data relative to environmental and public works programs (see H.R. 757), H682 [17FE]
———use of latest available data relative to Federal formula grant programs (see H.R. 754), H682 [17FE]
———use of latest available data relative to urban mass transportation (see H.R. 756), H682 [17FE]
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund: exclude from U.S. budget (see H.R. 1056), H3510 [14JN]
Classical Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 239), H9704 [15NO]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1322), H7671 [7OC]
Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 19, 30), H119 [20JA]
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of House Post Office activity relative to violations of House Rules or embezzlement of public funds by Members of Congress (see H. Res. 238), H8002 [14OC]
Communism: construction of an international monument to honor the victims of communism (see H.J. Res. 237), H5073 [23JY]
Congress: constitutional amendment on liability for conduct retroactive to date of enactment or issuance of legislation (see H.J. Res. 256), H6513 [8SE]
———eliminate exemptions from employment and privacy provisions of Federal law (see H. Con. Res. 18), H795 [23FE]
Congressional Budget Act: require a three-fifths vote in the House of Representatives to waive any point of order (see H.R. 1105), H1993 [21AP]
Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H6777 [15SE]
———product liability law uniformity (see H.R. 1910), H2127 [28AP]
Crime: create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation (see H. Res. 281), H8507 [26OC]
———prevention and punishment of sexual and domestic violence (see H.R. 688), H6293 [5AU]
Depository institutions: reduce regulatory burden to increase the amount of available credit (see H.R. 59), H311 [27JA]
Dept. of the Interior: sale of certain real and personal property (see H.R. 1552), H8875 [4NO]
Economy: tax credits for families, incentives for investment, and limit domestic spending (see H.R. 2434), H5740 [3AU]
Education: exempt Federal family education loans from FTC holder rule (see H.R. 2886), H8590 [27OC]
Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 273), H107 [6JA]
Executive departments: limit the annual growth in overhead (see H.R. 1126), H9079 [9NO]
———require use of recycled paper (see H.R. 2319), H4080 [24JN]
Federal aid programs: direct that certain benefits be provided only to citizens and U.S. nationals (see H.R. 2646), H9565 [10NO]
Federal employees: reduce size of Federal civilian work force (see H.R. 3086), H9079 [9NO]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use pesticides (see H.R. 967), H4507 [1JY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1295), H8590 [27OC]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H8666 [1NO]
———reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H1165 [10MR]
Florida: oceanographic studies within Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 583), H257 [26JA]
———restrict leasing of offshore lands (see H.R. 584), H257 [26JA]
Florida Bay: save (see H.R. 1564), H1811 [31MR]
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), H4508 [1JY]
GAO: audit of Federal Reserve System components (see H.R. 145), H1550 [23MR]
Government: limit travel expenses for officers and employees (see H.R. 1487), H9565 [10NO]
———payroll and workforce reductions (see H.R. 1128), H9079 [9NO]
———require certain agencies to procure private sector goods and services (see H.R. 163), H878 [24FE]
Government regulations: judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 830), H6049 [4AU]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 509, 1709), H260 [26JA], H6514 [8SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3080), H10989 [22NO]
House of Representatives: limit expense payments to former Speakers (see H.R. 513), H311 [27JA]
———publication of Members signing discharge motions (see H. Res. 134), H6515 [8SE]
House Rules: amend to reform the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 54), H2493 [17MY]
———amend to require a rollcall vote on all appropriations measures (see H. Res. 47), H964 [2MR]
———amend to require open committee meetings and allow broadcasting and photography of meetings and hearings (see H. Res. 175), H4278 [29JN]
———consideration of health care reform legislation under an open rule (see H. Res. 270), H7542 [6OC]
———point of order against consideration of any provision relative to a retroactive tax increase (see H. Res. 247), H6514 [8SE]
Immigration: authorize appropriations for the INS, improve enforcement and antismuggling activities, and reform the asylum law (see H.R. 2602), H6515 [8SE]
———improve inspection procedures and exclude for admissions fraud (see H.R. 1355), H1881 [2AP]
———improve law enforcement (see H.R. 1078), H875 [24FE]
———prevent document fraud (see H.R. 1079), H875 [24FE]
———prevent Federal financial and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not legal permanent residents (see H.R. 1080), H875 [24FE]
———prohibition of AIDS infected individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 985), H724 [18FE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: deportation and exclusion of criminal aliens (see H.R. 723), H1993 [21AP]
Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 212), H963 [2MR]
INS: prohibit citizenship swearing-in ceremonies in languages other than English (see H.R. 2859), H6383 [6AU]
Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (see H.R. 1189), H1009 [3MR]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1994 [21AP]
Labor unions: ensure employee rights in payment of union dues (see H.R. 901), H1881 [2AP]
Mandatory Spending Control Commission: establish (see H.R. 3483), H11002 [26NO]
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]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 37, 38), H86 [5JA], H7828 [13OC]
———eliminate cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 166), H878 [24FE]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H6758 [14SE]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 69), H591 [4FE]
National commemorative events: establish a commission to advise the President on proposals (see H.R. 624), H1165 [10MR]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H10160 [18NO]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1812 [31MR]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H7828 [13OC]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H9854 [16NO]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 165), H8659 [28OC]
National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 265), H7828 [13OC]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H3458 [10JN]
National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H4508 [1JY]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H6982 [23SE]
Persian Gulf Conflict: veterans' health care (see H.R. 2535), H5361 [27JY]
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), H682 [17FE]
President of the U.S.: compensation (see H.R. 112), H878 [24FE]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3500), H9564 [10NO]
Refugees: making supplemental appropriations for impact assistance for Florida, Massachusetts, and New York (see H.R. 2466), H3836 [18JN]
———prohibit entry of Iraqi veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3021), H7173 [28SE]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), H9874 [17NO]
Small business: extend deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 162), H1047 [4MR]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1883), H2126 [28AP]
———cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 83), H795 [23FE]
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 300), H108 [6JA]
———tax exemption for election workers and officials (see H.R. 1332), H2995 [27MY]
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), H8875 [4NO]
States: 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), H8938 [8NO]
———capital gains relative to senior citizens (see H.R. 854), H726 [18FE]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 248), H6383 [6AU]
———constitutional amendment to require three-fifths congressional majorities for bills increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 245), H5663 [2AU]
———economic impact of lowering the estate tax exemption (see H. Con. Res. 6), H260 [26JA]
———exemption for dependent children (see H.R. 436), H484 [3FE]
———recovery of certain military disability severance tax overpayments (see H.R. 2971), H6849 [21SE]
———repeal luxury tax (see H.R. 1841), H2023 [22AP]
———repeal luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 335, 348), H260 [26JA], H311 [27JA]
———repeal mandatory income tax withholding on eligible individual retirement accounts rollover distributions (see H.R. 503), H1885 [5AP]
———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]
———rollovers into individual retirement accounts of separation pay from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2617), H4859 [20JY]
———treatment of education savings account (see H.R. 1863), H3342 [8JN]
———treatment of families, investment, and savings and limitations on growth of spending (see H.R. 3645), H10985 [22NO]
———treatment of real estate investments (see H.R. 749), H1906 [19AP]
Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 2121), H9704 [15NO]
TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and private entities (see H.R. 1129), H9079 [9NO]
Veterans: addition of certain diseases to the list of diseases that are considered to be service-connected (see H.R. 2997), H6380 [6AU]
———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3340), H8362 [21OC]
———designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H83 [5JA]
———extend and expand medical services (see H.R. 3313), H8875 [4NO]
———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H6595 [9SE]
———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]
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), H2598 [19MY]
World War II: establish an Armed Forces memorial in Washington, DC (see H.R. 682), H309 [27JA]
Motions offered by
House of Representatives: publication of Members signing discharge motions (H. Res. 134), H6509 [8SE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H913 [2MR], H6903 [23SE]
Remarks by, on
AIDS: admission of HIV infected individuals into the U.S., H1207 [11MR]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 1578), H2094 [28AP]
———line-item veto (H.R. 1636), H1912 [20AP]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 281), H8356 [21OC]
Armed Forces: policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H274 [27JA], H2201 [4MY], H4580 [14JY], H4786 [20JY], H7075 [28SE]
Aviation: revive industry by investment tax credit, repeal of luxury tax, and tort liability reform, H754 [23FE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H600 [16FE], H798 [24FE], H914 [2MR]
———deficit reduction efforts, H10730 [22NO]
———expenditures versus revenue, H227 [26JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2947, H3295
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6106, H6252 [5AU]
———require periodic program reviews relative to reauthorizations, H2434 [12MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (H. Con. Res. 64), H1357 [17MR]
Clinton, President: economic plan, H600 [16FE], H798 [24FE], H914 [2MR], H2042 [27AP], H2691 [24MY], H5367 [28JY]
———reinventing Government initiative, H8338 [21OC]
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network: funding, H5064 [23JY]
Corp. for National Service: establish (H.R. 2010), H4553 [13JY], H4946 [21JY]
———establish (H.R. 2010), conference report, H6326 [6AU]
Correctional institutions: provide for Federal-State partnerships to ensure sufficient prison space for particularly dangerous State offenders (H.R. 2892), H8711 [3NO]
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), H2545, H2546, H2547, H2548 [19MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H7075 [28SE]
———convert military-industrial complex to civilian-industrial complex, H1241 [16MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), H4689, H4690, H4694, H4712 [15JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2520), motion to instruct conferees, H7185 [29SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4442 [1JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2492), H4356 [30JN]
———prohibit Federal funding relative to a registration system for unmarried couples for employment, health, or government benefits, H4356 [30JN]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3), H10696
Executive Office of the President: White House staff level, H1599 [25MR]
Food stamps: reform policy, H2691 [24MY]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2404), H3647 [16JN]
Foreign policy: resettlement of enemy POW (H. Con. Res. 141), H6391 [8SE]
Freedom (space station): funding, H3863 [22JN]
Government: improve (H.R. 3400), consideration (H. Res. 320), H10730 [22NO]
Government contracts: competition for work on Federal construction projects, H1060, H1062 [9MR]
Health: human fetal tissue transplant research practices, H1132 [10MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H600 [16FE], H4867 [21JY], H8209 [20OC], H10183 [19NO]
House of Representatives: adjournment relative to consideration of Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint) recommendations (H. Res. 290), H8441 [26OC]
———publication of Members signing discharge motions (H. Res. 134), H7054
House Rules: statutory limit on the public debt (H. Res. 156), H2253 [5MY]
Immigration: admission to the U.S. of aliens infected with the AIDS virus, H973 [3MR]
India: economic assistance relative to human rights violations in Kashmir and Punjab, H3647 [16JN]
Institute of Museum Services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2351), H7855 [14OC]
Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (H.R. 1189), H2515 [18MY], H4530, H4531 [13JY]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (H.R. 5), H3516 [15JN]
Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2348), H3400
Maritime Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1964), H5489 [29JY]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2200), H3863 [22JN], H5064 [23JY]
National Endowment for the Arts: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2351), H7855 [14OC]
———funding, H4689, H4690, H4694 [15JY]
National Endowment for the Humanities: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2351), H7855 [14OC]
National Park Service: operating expenses for the Presidio in San Francisco, CA, H4712 [15JY]
National parks and recreation areas: reform concessions policies of the National Park Service (H.R. 2146), H4519 [13JY]
NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4), H1132 [10MR]
———revise and extend programs (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 119), H1095 [10MR]
———revise and extend programs (S. 1), instruct conferees, H1207 [11MR]
NOAA: funding, H4442 [1JY]
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification (H.R. 3450), H9993 [17NO]
Parliamentary inquiry, H2544, H2545 [19MY]
Persian Gulf Conflict: exposure of Armed Forces to chemical weapons, H8685 [2NO], H8941 [9NO]
———veterans' health care (H.R. 2535), H5569 [2AU]
Prayer: Supreme Court ruling on voluntary school prayer, H3350 [9JN]
Public debt: increase limit, H1743 [31MR]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H7185 [29SE]
Refugees: making supplemental appropriations for impact assistance for Florida, Massachusetts, and New York (H.R. 2466), H3787 [18JN]
Russia: allocation of foreign aid, H6904 [23SE]
———promote foreign investment, H1863 [2AP]
Senior citizens: effect of tax increases on certain types of income account withdrawals, H6106 [5AU]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 1636), H1912 [20AP]
Somalia: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H7041 [28SE], H7389 [5OC], H7714 [13OC]
Taxation: capital gains (H.R. 1636), H1912 [20AP]
———energy tax, H1942 [21AP], H2823 [26MY]
———establish enterprise zones (H.R. 1636), H1912 [20AP]
———gasoline tax, H5112 [27JY]
Technology: enhance manufacturing technology (H.R. 820), H2545, H2546, H2547, H2548 [19MY]
Toys: safety (H.R. 965), H1248 [16MR]
Veterans: classification of service-connected disabilities, H2728 [25MY]
Votes: position on missed, H3355
Women: pregnancy counseling services (H.R. 670), H1613 [25MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H10983 [22NO]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Government Reform and Savings Act, D1352 [19NO]
———National Institutions of Health Revitalization Act (H.R. 4), D197 [9MR]
Statements
Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act, H2516 [18MY]
Tributes
Adcock, Michael, H2728 [25MY]
Bush, George, H7152 [28SE]
Gray, Shannon, H3350 [9JN]
Ousley-O'Cain, Lisa, H6785 [21SE]