WILLIAMS, PAT (a Representative from Montana)

Amendments offered by, to

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H878 [24FE], H940 [2MR], H1741 [21MR]

Montana: designate lands as national forests and release certain national forest lands (H.R. 2473), H3463 [17MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, education programs appropriations, H9253 [20SE]

———H.R. 820, National Competitiveness Act, H5814 [19JY]

———H.R. 2739, Airport and Airway Improvement Act appropriations, H6243 [26JY]

———H.R. 2884, School-to-Work Opportunities Act, H1352 [16MR]

———H.R. 3474, Community Development, Credit Enhancement, and Regulatory Improvement Act, H2614 [21AP]

———S. 2182, Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities appropriations, H6182 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bomar, Wade: relief (see H.R. 5290), H11429 [7OC]

Courts: criminal penalties for carrying a firearm during a crime of violence (see H.R. 4110), H1897 [22MR]

Crow Indian Reservation: boundary resolution (see H.R. 5200), H11199 [6OC]

ERISA: availability of remedies for certain former pension plan participants and beneficiaries (S. 1312), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 304), H10538 [3OC]

ICC: limit authority to overturn certain employee protection agreements (see H.R. 5018), H9008 [21AU]

Major League Baseball: apply arbitration for strikes (see H.R. 5095), H9600 [23SE]

National Park Service: regulate scenic commercial overflights of national parks (see H.R. 4163), H1996 [24MR]

Native Americans: land-grant status for certain Indian colleges and institutions (see H.R. 4806), H5950 [20JY]

———ratification of a compact between the Assiniboine and Sioux Indian Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation, MT (see H.R. 5098), H9600 [23SE]

Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 5019), H9008 [21AU]

Rock Creek: study proposal to designate as component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5107), H9762 [26SE]

Sports: safety for journeyman boxers (see H.R. 4900), H6983 [4AU]

Wildlife refuges: affirm tradition of hunting and wildlife refuges (see H. Res. 529), H9008 [21AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: enable producers, feeders, and importers of sheep to develop a nationally coordinated sheep information, research, and promotion (see H.R. 5183), H11000 [5OC]

———food safety protections relative to pesticide use (see H.R. 1627), H2582 [20AP]

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

Children and youth: improve child support system (see H.R. 4051), H5547 [12JY]

Civil Service Retirement System: count service in certain Federal-State cooperative agricultural programs (see H.R. 3490), H2219 [12AP]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H3279 [11MY]

Colleges and universities: extend the cohort default rate exemption for historically Black and Native American colleges (see H.R. 4025), H1323 [11MR]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 345), H287 [3FE]

Crime: benefit eligibility of chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3660), H889 [28FE]

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

———treatment of false identification documents (see H.R. 2681), H3522 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reform health care policy (see H.R. 4124), H5768 [18JY]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (see H.R. 4013), H1440 [16MR]

Education: extend certain nutrition and school lunch programs (see H.R. 8), H4165 [26MY]

———participation of proprietary institutions of higher education in student financial aid programs (see H.R. 4468), H3791 [20MY]

———reauthorization of Head Start Program (see H.R. 3842), H500 [10FE]

Employment: establish a system of reemployment, job training, and income support services (see H.R. 4040, 4050, 5166), H1439 [16MR], H2252 [13AP], H10727 [4OC]

———grants to encourage work force diversity and improve working conditions (see H.R. 4461), H3755 [19MY]

Federal aid programs: reauthorization of Head Start Program and Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4250), H2506 [19AP]

Federal employees: garnishment of retirement annuities to satisfy a judgment against an annuitant for child abuse (see H.R. 3694), H5871 [19JY]

———provide additional points on the competitive service entrance examination for certain veterans (see H.R. 3830), H3522 [17MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 4514), H6156 [22JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H2507 [19AP]

Food industry: interstate commerce in meat and meat products relative to State and Federal inspection requirements (see H.R. 3646), H4091 [25MY]

Foreign Assistance Act: repeal (see H.R. 3765), H4091 [25MY]

GATT: establish a working party on trade and worker rights and labor standards (see H.R. 4271), H2582 [20AP]

Government regulations: judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 830), H205 [2FE]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 276), H9088 [12SE]

Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 1709), H11429 [7OC]

———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H3965 [24MY]

———inclusion of breast and cervical cancer screenings and gynecological services in a national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 217), H1998 [24MR]

House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. Res. 451), H7299 [9AU]

International Conference on Population and Development: U.S. role (see H. Con. Res. 234), H4166 [26MY]

LIHEAP: full expenditure of appropriated funds (see H. Con. Res. 202), H866 [24FE]

Lumber industry: export controls (see H.R. 4402), H3344 [12MY]

Major League Baseball: players' strike (see H.R. 4994), H9762 [26SE]

Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see H.R. 2467), H83 [26JA]

NAFTA: terminate agreement relative to grain imported from Canada (see H.R. 3819), H357 [8FE]

Native Americans: promote and expand Federal assistance for Indian institutions of higher learning (see H. Res. 539), H9440 [21SE]

Nuclear weapons: negotiations of testing limitations (see H. Con. Res. 235), H3156 [5MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see H.R. 4386, 4540), H4654 [16JN], H4722 [17JN]

Postal Service: reemployment of retirees in temporary positions relative to offset of annuity (see H.R. 3246), H157 [1FE]

POW: medical care for former civilian POW (see H.R. 4118), H6104 [21JY]

Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H84 [26JA]

Railroads: employee protection benefits (see H.R. 3866), H544 [11FE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of death (see H.R. 3270), H5462 [30JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 4314), H3755 [19MY]

Service academies: imposition of additional charges or attendance fees (see H.R. 3293), H2368 [14AP]

Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H2252 [13AP]

States: immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H2582 [20AP]

Taxation: deductibility of meal expenses of drivers of motor vehicles who are subject to certain Federal restrictions (see H.R. 2672), H4995 [24JN]

———income tax rate on married couples (see H.R. 2227), H6104 [21JY]

———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), H288 [3FE]

———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H3156 [5MY]

Television: secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations for private home viewing (see H.R. 1103), H4780 [21JN]

Trails: designate the route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2966), H866 [24FE]

Trucking industry: effective date of trucking deregulation (see H.R. 5071), H11001 [5OC]

Truman, Harry S: award Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his inauguration (see H.R. 3712), H9600 [23SE]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H2252 [13AP]

———Government positions preference eligibility for Persian Gulf veterans (see H.R. 476), H43 [25JA]

World War II: commendation to individuals exposed to mustard agents (see H.R. 1055), H43 [25JA]

Yellowstone National Park: mint coins in commemoration of 125th anniversary (see H.R. 3519), H205 [2FE]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Roiger, Paige, E1476 [15JY]

Letters

Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act: A.R. Giancola, National Association of County Engineers, H11244 [7OC]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H11243 [7OC]

———John J. Sweeney, Service Employees International Union, H11243 [7OC]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, H11243 [7OC]

———Nick Yaksich, National Asphalt Pavement Association, H11244 [7OC]

———President Clinton, H11244 [7OC]

———Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H11245 [7OC]

———Sharpe James, National League of Cities, H11243 [7OC]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, H11244 [7OC]

———Ted Scott, American Trucking Association, H11244 [7OC]

Pension Annuitants Protection Act: Robert B. Reich, Sec. of Labor, H10622 [3OC]

Lists

President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, E2275 [8OC]

Press releases

Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act: National Association of Counties, H11244 [7OC]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: enable producers, feeders, and importers of sheep to develop a nationally coordinated sheep information, research, and promotion (S. 2500), E2212 [8OC]

Arts and humanities: tribute to the President's Committee on Arts and Humanities, E1912 [22SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), H1192 [10MR]

Colleges and universities: extend the cohort default rate exemption for historically Black and Native American colleges (S. 2004), H2194, H2195 [12AP]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H8954 [21AU]

Crow Indian Reservation: boundary resolution (S. 1216), return to Senate (H. Res. 577), H11212 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4602), H4904 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5261 [28JN]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H943 [2MR], H1741, H1742, H1748 [21MR], H2050, H2057, H2145 [24MR]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), conference report, H10393 [30SE]

———national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (H.R. 2884), conference report, E1273 [21JN]

———urban and rural program funding, H2057 [24MR]

Employment: establish a system of reemployment, job training, and income support services (H.R. 4050), E2050 [4OC], E2091 [6OC]

———establish a system of reemployment, job training, and income support services (H.R. 5166), E2050 [4OC]

ERISA: availability of remedies for certain former pension plan participants and beneficiaries (S. 1312), H10621 [3OC]

———availability of remedies for certain former pension plan participants and beneficiaries (S. 1312), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 304), H10623 [3OC]

Federal-State relations: increase payments to units of general local government for entitlement lands (S. 455), H11243, H11249, H11252, H11261, H11266 [7OC]

———increase payments to units of general local government for entitlement lands (S. 455), consideration (H. Res. 565), H10948 [5OC]

Foreign trade: administration of export controls (H.R. 3937), consideration (H. Res. 474), H5735 [14JY]

GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), H11529 [29NO]

Government: entitlements (H. Con. Res. 301), consideration (H. Res. 563), H10858 [5OC]

Haiti: tribute to special peace delegation and support for U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 290), H9214 [19SE]

ICC: limit authority to overturn certain employee protection agreements (H.R. 5018), E1791 [21AU]

Major League Baseball: apply arbitration for strikes (H.R. 5095), E1927 [23SE]

———players' strike, H7908 [11AU], H8509 [17AU], H8598 [18AU], H8700 [19AU]

Montana: designate lands as national forests and release certain national forest lands (H.R. 2473), H3454, H3457, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3467, H3469 [17MY]

———designate lands as national forests and release certain national forest lands (H.R. 2473), consideration (H. Res. 423), H3308 [12MY]

———Federal water rights, H3463, H3464 [17MY]

National Park Service: regulate scenic commercial overflights of national parks (H.R. 4163), E575 [24MR]

Native Americans: land-grant status for certain Indian colleges and institutions (H.R. 4806), E1515 [20JY]

———ratification of a compact between the Assiniboine and Sioux Indian Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation, MT (H.R. 5098), E1925 [23SE]

———restore Federal services to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (S. 1066), H6729 [3AU]

———technical amendments to legislation relative to land and water claims (S. 1654), H2413 [19AP]

Northern Rockies: protection of private property rights relative to scientific panel to study ecosystem, H3469 [17MY]

———scientific panel to study ecosystem, H3467 [17MY]

Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs under Corps of Engineers jurisdiction (H.R. 5019), E1793 [21AU]

Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer, H1741, H1742, H1748 [21MR]

President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities: tribute, E2275 [8OC]

Public lands: index payments for entitlement lands to inflation rate, H11266 [7OC]

Rock Creek: study proposal to designate as component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5107), E2067 [4OC]

Schools: low-interest loans for the construction of facilities, H2050 [24MR]

Wildlife refuges: affirm tradition of hunting and wildlife refuges (H. Res. 529), E1789 [21AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1954 [23MR], H4776 [21JN], H5759 [14JY], H5949 [20JY], H9007 [21AU], H9568 [22SE], H9599 [23SE], H10726 [4OC]

Schedules

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and Production: Old Faithful Protection Act, D262 [16MR]

———Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests: Old Faithful Protection Act, D262 [16MR]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Aviation: legislation and regulations relative to scenic overflights above national parks, D888 [27JY]

Committee on Rules (House): Montana national forests legislation, D527 [11MY]

———Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, D1205 [4OC]

Tributes

Bolle, Arnold, E534 [23MR]

Roiger, Paige, E1476 [15JY]