STENHOLM, CHARLES W.(a Representative from Texas)
Amendments offered by, to
Food stamps: ensure adequate access to retail food stores by recipients of food stamps (H.R. 3436), H9148 [10NO]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2264, reconciliation of concurrent resolution on the budget, H4657, H4658 [14JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: egg producers research and promotion collective assessment rate and regulatory exemption level (see H.R. 1637), H1857 [1AP]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 1013), H725 [18FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 103), H589 [4FE]
Business and industry: protection of animal enterprises (see H.R. 3575), H10301 [19NO]
Contracts: simplification of Federal construction procurement and prevailing wage protection for construction workers (see H.R. 2042), H2341 [6MY]
Drugs: allow licensed veterinarians to order the extra-label use of drugs in animals (see H.R. 1423), H1527 [18MR]
Food stamps: ensure adequate access to retail food stores by recipients of food stamps (see H.R. 3436), H8795 [3NO]
Hill, Elizabeth M.: relief (see H.R. 810), H484 [3FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 898), H1642 [25MR]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 1514, 1578), H1740 [30MR], H1856 [1AP]
———rescind unauthorized (see H.R. 1392), H1413 [17MR]
Armed Forces: improve benefits of certain members and reemployment rights and benefits of veterans (see H.R. 995), H1885 [5AP]
———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 667), H1739 [30MR]
Bankruptcy: avoidance of certain liens that impair exempt property (see H.R. 339), H8328 [20OC]
Budget: balance (see H.R. 998), H725 [18FE]
———identification of yearly spending level increases (see H.R. 323), H8328 [20OC]
———restructure process (see H.R. 1138), H877 [24FE]
Caribbean Common Market: access for exports of U.S. agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 2951), H6379 [6AU]
Census: administration of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 787), H482 [3FE]
Christian Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 113), H8659 [28OC]
Classical Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 239), H9704 [15NO]
Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction: establish (see H.R. 2995), H6380 [6AU]
Committees of the House: require legislation to transfer certain functions of the GPO (see H. Res. 266), H10470 [20NO]
Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (see H.R. 349), H1858 [1AP]
———application of certain employment and civil rights laws (see H. Res. 288), H8589 [27OC]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), H3837 [18JN]
Courts: encourage mediation of employer discrimination charges (see H.R. 2016), H2341 [6MY]
———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), H9854 [16NO]
———identify and curtail food stamp fraud (see H.R. 1887), H2126 [28AP]
———mandatory life imprisonment for third violent felony conviction (see H.R. 93), H9854 [16NO]
Croatia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2786), H9873 [17NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: reorganization (see H.R. 3171), H7262 [29SE]
Dept. of Justice: investigation relative to kidnapping of Polly Klaas (see H. Res. 285), H8659 [28OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: resolution of complaints of unlawful employment discrimination (see H.R. 1032), H792 [23FE]
Disasters: provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H10159 [18NO]
Ecology and environment: conservation and management of wetlands (see H.R. 1330), H1231 [11MR]
Education: exempt Federal family education loans from FTC holder rule (see H.R. 2886), H8875 [4NO]
Employment: leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime exemptions (see H.R. 1309), H2024 [22AP]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain migrant and seasonal workers' benefits (see H.R. 1999), H2302 [5MY]
EPA: exempt certain landfills from groundwater monitoring requirements (see H.R. 2654), H4756 [15JY]
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]
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), H7827 [13OC]
———reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H2128 [28AP]
Flowers: establish a fresh cut flowers and fresh cut greens promotion and consumer information program (see H.R. 3515), H9853 [16NO]
Foreign aid: integrated justification report for assistance programs (see H.R. 1476), H1591 [24MR]
Foreign countries: adoption and enforcement of environmental pollution control standards (see H.R. 1830), H2995 [27MY]
Government regulations: assessments relative to the taking of private property (see H.R. 561), H218 [25JA]
———judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 830), H8002 [14OC]
———require preparation of risk assessments in connection with Federal health, safety, or environmental regulations (see H.R. 3395), H8589 [27OC]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 1709), H8507 [26OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3222), H7541 [6OC]
Health care facilities: antitrust laws exemption of certain low population areas hospital mergers and service allocations (see H.R. 1765), H1991 [21AP]
———grants to rural hospitals that establish consortia with other local providers (see H.R. 1773), H1991 [21AP]
———improve access to health care services by pregnant women (see H.R. 1771), H1991 [21AP]
———State grants for the operation of offices of rural health (see H.R. 1772), H1991 [21AP]
Health care professionals: provide incentives for physicians to practice in rural medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1770), H1991 [21AP]
Higher Education Act: student loan program savings (see H.R. 2219), H2719 [24MY]
Highways: speed limit (see H.R. 139), H1812 [31MR]
Horticulture: establish a fresh cut flowers and fresh cut greens promotion and consumer information program (see H.R. 1738), H1935 [20AP]
House of Representatives: contribution limits for campaigns (see H.R. 3192), H8203 [19OC]
———limit expense payments to former Speakers (see H.R. 513), H963 [2MR]
Immigration: improve inspection procedures and exclude for admissions fraud (see H.R. 1355), H2128 [28AP]
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), H2867 [26MY]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H2687 [20MY]
Medicare: geographic classification of hospitals for determination of payment for operating costs of inpatient services (see H.R. 1769), H1991 [21AP]
———permit certain rural hospitals to serve as rural emergency access care facilities (see H.R. 3078), H6757 [14SE]
Medicare/medicaid: notice of rights to accept or refuse medical care and to formulate advance directives (see H.R. 1580), H3921 [22JN]
Members of Congress: salary adjustments (see H.R. 974), H1011 [3MR]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), H10999 [23NO]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H1166 [10MR]
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 Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H6595 [9SE]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 226), H8796 [3NO]
National commemorative events: establish a commission to advise the President on proposals (see H.R. 624), H1165 [10MR]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H6677 [13SE]
National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), H589 [4FE]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H9874 [17NO]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1812 [31MR]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 75), H8875 [4NO]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 139), H9874 [17NO]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H9854 [16NO]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 213), H3921 [22JN]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), H8590 [27OC]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), H1592 [24MR]
National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H4508 [1JY]
National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), H4013 [23JN]
Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 236), H10990 [22NO]
Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 760), H591 [4FE]
Persian Gulf Conflict: veterans' health care (see H.R. 2535), H5361 [27JY]
Petroleum: delay imposition of taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline (see H.R. 3386), H9080 [9NO]
Postal Service: rescind appropriations relative to design and implementation of new corporate logo (see H.R. 3629), H10984 [22NO]
POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H1812 [31MR]
POW/MIA: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 91), H10990 [22NO]
Refuse disposal: citizen participation in State recycling programs (see H.R. 2286), H6758 [14SE]
Rural areas: access to and delivery of health services (see H.R. 1774), H1991 [21AP]
———grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 2736), H5107 [26JY]
Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H4508 [1JY]
Social Security: exclude from coverage any service performed by election officials or election workers exclusively on election days (see H.R. 1888), H6677 [13SE]
———tax exemption for election workers and officials (see H.R. 1332), H1936 [20AP]
Solid waste: municipal landfill regulation (see H.R. 767), H1936 [20AP]
Southeast Asia: granting of asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 551), H1414 [17MR]
State and local governments: unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H103 [6JA]
States: development of alternative dispute resolutions systems for medical malpractice claims and federally mandated liability reform (see H.R. 1572), H1811 [31MR]
———equity in educational funding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1453), H1590 [24MR]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 702), H310 [27JA]
Taxation: depletion deduction for oil and natural gas produced from stripper well properties (see H.R. 1816), H3700 [16JN]
———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2088), H2461 [12MY]
———mortgage revenue bond financing for veterans (see H.R. 1289), H1993 [21AP]
———treatment of cooperative telephone companies (see H.R. 778), H6757 [14SE]
Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 2121), H4508 [1JY]
U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission: establish (see H.R. 2305), H4757 [15JY]
Veterans: compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3340), H8659 [28OC]
———disability compensation rates, dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors (see H.R. 798), H1885 [5AP]
———education certification and outreach program (see H.R. 996), H2523 [18MY]
———effective date of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance benefits changes (see H.R. 2647), H5361 [27JY]
———extend and expand medical services (see H.R. 3313), H8875 [4NO]
———extend eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to certain veterans of reserve components (see H.R. 821), H587 [4FE]
———loan guaranty for loans for the purchase or construction of homes (see H.R. 949), H5361 [27JY]
———restore eligibility for certain benefits to unremarried surviving spouses (see H.R. 3456), H9565 [10NO]
———special pension rate for recipients of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3341), H8659 [28OC]
Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H10990 [22NO]
Water pollution: assistance to economically distressed rural communities (see H.R. 1980), H6902 [22SE]
———treatment of applicants for stormwater permits (see H.R. 3380), H8589 [27OC]
Letters
Budget deficit reduction efforts: Bill Ulmer, Mediplex Home Health Care Cos., H10744
Presidential line-item veto authority: Al Cors, Jr., National Taxpayers Union, H2076 [28AP]
———C. Bryan Little, U.S. Business and Industrial Council, H2159
———David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, H2158
———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, H2159
———J. Roger Glunt, National Association of Home Builders, H2158
———Jerry J. Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, H2159
———John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, H2158
———President Clinton, H2158
———Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H2159
———Trade Association Liaison Council, H2159
Rights of individuals participating in lawful activities relative to interference by activist groups, H10067 [18NO]
———Gary S. Marbut, Montana Shooting Sports Association, H10066 [18NO]
Lists
Legislation relative to Presidential rescission authority, H2055 [27AP]
North American Free Trade Agreement effects on business and industry in Texas, H9911 [17NO]
Motions offered by
House of Representatives: publication of Members signing discharge motions (H. Res. 134), H6509 [8SE]
Questions and answers
Line-item veto legislation, H2156
Quotations
Presidential rescission authority (sundry), H2054 [27AP]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: elimination of certain research programs, H4206 [29JN]
———sale of certain bovine growth hormones, H6138
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2493), H4206, H4210, H4238, H4252
Appropriations: line-item veto, H1838 [1AP], H2054 [27AP]
———line-item veto (H.R. 1578), H2096 [28AP], H2144, H2145, H2146, H2149, H2156
———line-item veto (H.R. 1578), consideration (H. Res. 149), H1873, H1875 [2AP], H2075 [28AP]
———making emergency supplemental (H.R. 1335), consideration (H. Res. 132), H1501 [18MR]
———require two-thirds vote in both Houses to override Presidential rescissions, H2144, H2145, H2146 [29AP]
Budget: deficit reduction efforts, H10743
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2971 [27MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6138
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report—waiving points of order (H. Res. 240), H6120
Business and industry: Dept. of Agriculture Market Promotion Program advertising subsidies, H4252
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H9148 [10NO]
Dept. of the Interior: Biological Survey activities on private and other non-Federal lands, H7502 [6OC]
———establish Biological Survey (H.R. 1845), H7502 [6OC]
District of Columbia: statehood (H.R. 51), H10568
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3), H10670
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), H417
Floods: disaster assistance to Midwest States (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 226), H5129
Food: availability of fluid whole milk through the school lunch program, H4238 [29JN]
Food stamps: ensure adequate access to retail food stores by recipients of food stamps (H.R. 3436), H9146, H9148 [10NO]
Government: improve (H.R. 3400), H10743
Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (H.R. 796), consideration (H. Res. 313), H10065, H10066 [18NO]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (H.R. 5), H3538 [15JN]
Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2348), H3402
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification (H.R. 3450), H9911 [17NO]
Public debt: increase limit (H.R. 1430), consideration (H. Res. 147), H1838 [1AP]
Public demonstrations: rights of individuals participating in lawful activities relative to interference by activist groups, H10065, H10066 [18NO]
Taxation: rescissions and deferrals of special interest tax items, H2149 [29AP]
Youth Fair Chance Program: funding, H5129
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H78 [5JA], H1855 [1AP], H1933 [20AP], H2347 [10MY], H8505 [26OC], H8793 [3NO]
Schedules
Committee on Education and Labor (House): Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety: simplification of Federal construction procurement and prevailing wage protection for workers (H.R. 1231), D454 [4MY]
Committee on Government Operations (House): Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security: expedited rescission authority for the President, D205 [10MR]
Committee on Rules (House): emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1335), D241 [17MR]
———Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, D1314 [16NO]
———line-item veto (H.R. 1578), D335 [1AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution (H.R. 2264), D589 [26MY]
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): reorganization of congressional procedure focusing on the Federal budget process, D250 [18MR]
Statements
Rights of Individuals Participating in Lawful Activities Relative to Interference by Activist Groups: Senator Hatch, H10066 [18NO]
Tables
Budget and reconciliation totals, H2972 [27MY]