LIGHTFOOT, JIM (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H4918 [23JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4426, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H6393 [28JY]

———H.R. 4539, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H8457 [16AU]

Articles and editorials

In Peace Bid, U.S. Eases Grip on Jordan Trade, Amy Kaslow, Christian Science Monitor, H6808 [4AU]

Large Haiti Force Is Weighed by U.S., Elaine Sciolino, H5166 [27JN]

U.S. Turns Blind Eye to Jordan's Breach of Sanctions on Iraq, Amy Kaslow, Christian Science Monitor, H6807 [4AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Taxation: one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer (see H.R. 5014), H9008 [21AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: national objectives to keep industry competitive (see H.R. 4675), H5349 [29JN]

———reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 4416), H10007 [28SE]

———tribute to U.S. rice industry (see H.J. Res. 405), H11429 [7OC]

Bankruptcy: debt adjustment of individuals with regular income (see H.R. 2326), H3791 [20MY]

Business and industry: promote the use of soybean and other vegetable oils in industrial products (see H.R. 4817), H6155 [22JY]

China, People's Republic of: promote respect for human rights (see H.R. 4891), H6762 [3AU]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H3522 [17MY]

Committees of the House: commence hearings into President and Hillary Rodham Clinton's involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty (see H. Res. 437), H4091 [25MY]

Copyrights: fee exemptions for performance or broadcast of certain musical works and establishment of court-annexed arbitration process for fee disputes (see H.R. 4936), H10373 [29SE]

Correctional institutions: prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities to increase their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 4087), H1997 [24MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 5008), H9008 [21AU]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 3990), H6200 [25JY]

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H681 [23FE]

Ecology and environment: regulatory differentiation between agricultural oils and toxic oils (see H.R. 4412), H6156 [22JY]

EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment (see H. Res. 446), H4165 [26MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H3055 [4MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H1253 [10MR]

Firearms: eliminate administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see H.R. 5033), H9351 [20SE]

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 3949), H7075 [5AU]

Government: payment of recurring Federal payments by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4130), H1995 [24MR]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 276), H8053 [12AU]

Hall, James N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 215), H1058 [3MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws for certain activities of providers of health care services (see H.R. 3486), H2507 [19AP]

———budgetary treatment of national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 201), H204 [2FE]

———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H5350 [29JN]

———employment impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3882), H3791 [20MY]

Historic buildings: mint coins in commemoration of Federal acceptance of responsibility of care and maintenance (see H.R. 1671), H1440 [16MR]

House Rules: amend to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of any legislation increasing revenues (see H. Res. 381), H1087 [8MR]

———limit availability of appropriations for salaries and expenses of the House (see H.R. 885), H865 [24FE]

Immigration: moratorium on certain aliens (see H.R. 3862), H866 [24FE]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), H9161 [16SE]

IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H2368 [14AP]

Israel: relocation of U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9088 [12SE]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H1898 [22MR]

Let's Stop Kids Killing Kids Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 360), H2639 [21AP]

Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H11201 [6OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 368), H3791 [20MY]

Motorcycles: regulation of helmet use (see H.R. 4805), H7507 [10AU]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1088 [8MR]

National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4995 [24JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 366), H6454 [28JY]

National Family Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H11201 [6OC]

National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), H1058 [3MR]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H9569 [22SE]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4074), H1539 [17MR]

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10373 [29SE]

National Men's Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), H3279 [11MY]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 374), H5171 [27JN]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H4343 [10JN]

National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]

National Police Survivors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 344), H2914 [28AP]

Plants: assist producers in replanting commercially grown trees and plants that are destroyed by damaging weather (see H.R. 4133), H1995 [24MR]

Postal Service: reemployment of retirees in temporary positions relative to offset of annuity (see H.R. 3246), H1058 [3MR]

Power resources: establish safety, development, and education programs for the propane gas industry (see H.R. 3546), H9087 [12SE]

Printing: use of ink made from vegetable oil in lithographic printing by the Federal Government (see H. Con. Res. 231), H1956 [23MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), H501 [10FE]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 3875), H1781 [21MR]

Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]

Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H5872 [19JY]

Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal securities laws (see H.R. 417), H9158 [13SE]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: commemorate 50th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 378), H4996 [24JN]

Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H2218 [12AP]

Taxation: deductibility of expenses incurred in connection with the business use of the home (see H.R. 3407), H2838 [26AP]

———deduction of business meal expenses subject to Federal hours of limitation (see H.R. 4986), H11429 [7OC]

———eliminate fees associated with changes in marital status (see H.R. 3851), H3156 [5MY]

———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2088), H4165 [26MY]

———employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H6763 [3AU]

———income tax rate on married couples (see H.R. 2227), H43 [25JA]

———individual income rates (see H.R. 5306), H11564 [29NO]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5006), H11429 [7OC]

———repeal excise tax on luxury passenger vehicles (see H.R. 3039), H3791 [20MY]

———substantiation requirements of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3871), H559 [22FE]

———treatment of aviation gasoline (see H.R. 4588), H4653 [16JN]

———treatment of crop insurance and disaster payments and the luxury automobile excise tax (see H.R. 4634), H5350 [29JN]

———treatment of crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments (see H.R. 3757), H156 [1FE]

———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H1057 [3MR]

———treatment of families, investment, and savings and limitations on growth of spending (see H.R. 3645), H358 [8FE]

———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H9350 [20SE]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3523), H501 [10FE]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), H2995 [3MY]

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H4343 [10JN]

U.S. Military Academy: mint commemorative coins recognizing the bicentennial (see H.R. 3492), H5547 [12JY]

Veterans: permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H3755 [19MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of boyhood home (see H.R. 5049), H9223 [19SE]

Letters

Courts proceedings determining the legality of closed meetings and nondisclosure of documents by the national health care reform task force: by, H6346 [27JY]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4539), H8456 [16AU], H9165 [19SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5166 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5336 [29JN]

Remarks by, on

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: appropriations level, H4496 [15JN]

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: appropriations level, H4498 [15JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo, H4242 [9JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 373), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7215 [9AU]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 4590), H7241, H7256 [9AU]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 4590), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7215 [9AU]

Community health centers: funding, H5337 [29JN]

Correctional institutions: prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities to increase their strength or fighting abilities, H2525 [20AP]

Courts: proceedings determining the legality of closed meetings and nondisclosure of documents by the national health care reform task force, H6343 [27JY]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2525 [20AP]

DeCook, Larry: induction as president of American Optometric Association, E1308 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H4242 [9JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4539), H4456, H4461, H4474, H4485, H4495, H4496, H4498, H4525, H4535 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), conference report, H9474, H9475 [22SE], H9781 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), consideration (H. Res. 447), H4262, H4270 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), motion to instruct conferees, H8457 [16AU], H9165 [19SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H4931 [23JN], H5141 [27JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), consideration (H. Res. 461), H4917 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), motion to recommit, H5166 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5337 [29JN]

Executive Office of the President: deadline for staff background checks, H4495 [15JN]

———funding, H4485 [15JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4426), conference report, H6807 [4AU]

GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), H11501 [29NO]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H4917, H4931 [23JN], H5166 [27JN]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), H11085 [6OC]

———tribute to special peace delegation and support for U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 290), H9218 [19SE]

Hall, James N.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 215), H4694 [17JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic pay adjustments, H9164 [19SE]

Middle East: Israeli/Jordanian peace initiatives, H6807 [4AU]

National Endowment for Democracy: funding, H5141 [27JN]

Public buildings: funding for certain construction projects, H4525 [15JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2581 [20AP], H2993 [3MY], H4957 [23JN], H9222 [19SE]

Leave of absence: granted, H1318 [11MR]

Schedules

Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds: public buildings legislation, D427 [21AP]

Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, D640 [8JN], D1097 [21SE]

———Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, D719 [22JN]

———most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China, D949 [5AU]

Tributes

Peterson, Buckley, E836 [3MY]