FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments offered by, to
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2596 [21AP], E571
Appointments
Delegation for the funeral of the late Dean A. Gallo, H11541 [29NO]
Articles and editorials
Medical Journey—St. Barnabas Honors Doctor's Long Service, George Berkin, Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, E2152
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Correctional institutions: require Federal prisoners to obtain a general equivalency degree to receive credit toward service of sentence (see H.R. 4199), H2251 [13AP]
Crime: sentencing for Social Security fraud relative to illegal immigration (see H.R. 3795), H286 [3FE]
EPA: infrastructure projects funding under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4475), H3887 [23MY]
Government regulations: require regulatory impact analysis on rules (see H.R. 4949), H8052 [12AU]
National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 402), H8052 [12AU]
Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act: strengthen and improve (see H.R. 4758), H5760 [14JY]
Postal Service: prohibit penalization for use of private express services for certain letters and packets (see H.R. 3796), H286 [3FE]
Roads and highways: funding for emergency road repairs of damage due to severe winter storms (see H.R. 3926), H911 [1MR]
Taxation: agriculture subsidies for alcohol fuels produced from feedstocks (see H.R. 5299), H11564 [29NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 3846), H1157 [9MR]
———price supports for wool and mohair (see H.R. 1852), H205 [2FE]
———target price of program crops in certain commodity programs (see H.R. 1606), H2913 [28AP]
Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service in border patrol (see H.R. 245), H83 [26JA]
———entitle certain tax benefits to soldiers deployed for relief efforts in Somalia (see H.R. 494), H6454 [28JY]
———procedures for determination and classification of missing or deceased status (see H.R. 291), H4293 [9JN]
Armenia: conflict with Azerbaijan relating to the Nagorno Karabagh area (see H. Con. Res. 247), H5872 [19JY]
Bankruptcy: treatment of condominium or cooperative ownership unit membership association fees (see H.R. 1583), H5547 [12JY]
Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H7992 [11AU]
Budget: reform baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (see H.R. 4434), H4166 [26MY]
———sequestration (see H.R. 1099), H2367 [14AP]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 166), H5548 [12JY]
Civil War History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H1254 [10MR]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H3681 [18MY]
Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H6253 [26JY]
Copyrights: public performances (see H.R. 3288), H3345 [12MY]
Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H866 [24FE]
Credit: Federal subsidy rates and administrative costs of direct loans and loan guarantees (see H.R. 4178), H2217 [12AP]
Crime: identify and curtail food stamp fraud (see H.R. 1887), H2507 [19AP]
———protection from sexual predators (H.R. 3990), consideration (see H. Res. 524), H8595 [17AU]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 363), H6104 [21JY]
D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H2219 [12AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the market promotion program (see H.R. 1921), H5547 [12JY]
Dept. of Defense: security lock specifications and purchases (see H.R. 657), H1323 [11MR]
———use of golf courses by general public (see H.R. 3283), H4090 [25MY]
Dept. of HHS: study use of biometric devices to verify identity of AFDC applicants (see H.R. 3727), H205 [2FE]
Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain administrative functions relative to U.S. territories to the Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 3797), H3279 [11MY]
Education: prevent the awarding of Pell Grants to prisoners (see H.R. 1168), H995 [2MR]
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), H1541 [17MR]
EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment (see H. Res. 446), H4553 [15JN]
Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2554), H2218 [12AP]
———leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime exemptions (see H.R. 1309), H2218 [12AP]
Executive departments: limit the annual growth in overhead (see H.R. 1126), H410 [9FE]
———limitation on amounts agencies obligate for office furniture and decorating (see H.R. 3692), H2914 [28AP]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H83 [26JA]
———regulatory capital guidelines for treatment of real estate assets sold with limited recourse (see H.R. 3642), H1440 [16MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 4142), H2253 [13AP]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 4078), H2219 [12AP]
Government: establish commission for disposal of property, closure and consolidation of Federal agencies and procurement of Federal agency functions (see H.R. 4433), H3521 [17MY]
———limit travel expenses for officers and employees (see H.R. 1487), H1157 [9MR]
———require certain agencies to procure private sector goods and services (see H.R. 163), H410 [9FE]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 269), H6455 [28JY]
Health: budgetary treatment of national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 201), H204 [2FE]
———composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 1709), H410 [9FE]
———employment impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3882), H679 [23FE]
———Federal standards for malpractice claims (see H.R. 4791), H8053 [12AU]
———inclusion of medical technology advancement in health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 485), H8596 [17AU]
Helium: prohibit Bureau of Mines from refining and selling of helium, and dispose of helium reserve (see H.R. 3967), H4995 [24JN]
House of Representatives: reform (see H.R. 3633), H1541 [17MR]
Housing: energy conservation standards in public housing (see H.R. 122), H1440 [16MR]
———prohibit regulations in federally assisted rental housing restricting elderly residents from owning pets (see H.R. 2145), H1440 [16MR]
———reduce losses under the single family and multifamily mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 1123), H2218 [12AP]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3526), H6763 [3AU]
Israel: anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 239), H3345 [12MY]
Japan: purchase of rice from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8755 [19AU]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H296 [7FE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: improve operation and administration (H.R. 3801), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H6483 [29JY]
LIHEAP: full expenditure of appropriated funds (see H. Con. Res. 202), H296 [7FE]
Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H11201 [6OC]
Members of Congress: limit purchases by departing Members of office equipment from district offices (see H.R. 1026), H1157 [9MR]
———require participation in health care reform package (see H. Res. 255), H1541 [17MR]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see H.R. 2467), H3055 [4MY]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H11201 [6OC], H11430 [7OC]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve (see H.R. 4052), H1439 [16MR]
National Inventors Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 384), H5462 [30JN]
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4074), H4293 [9JN]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 743), H2252 [13AP]
National parks: concessions policies (see H.R. 1493), H2507 [19AP]
National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H2995 [3MY]
NATO: assist transition of certain countries to NATO membership (see H.R. 4210), H10538 [3OC]
———increased contributions by European nations relative to U.S. military installations (see H.R. 1621), H3887 [23MY]
Nuclear weapons: payment by foreign countries of costs resulting from tests conducted in the U.S. (see H.R. 1146), H2252 [13AP]
Occhipinti, Joseph: conviction of former INS agent for civil rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 179), H5548 [12JY]
Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 236), H44 [25JA]
Pipelines: improve safety of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines (see H.R. 4616), H6104 [21JY]
———mandatory one-call system to protect underground facilities from damage by any excavation (see H.R. 4394), H6104 [21JY]
President of the U.S.: compensation (see H.R. 112), H296 [7FE]
Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 2680), H2937 [2MY]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 643), H2252 [13AP]
REA: loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives (see H.R. 1605), H357 [8FE]
Religion: condemn speech by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam (see H. Res. 343), H358 [8FE]
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), H4391 [13JN]
Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal securities laws (see H.R. 417), H5761 [14JY]
Small-Town Sunday: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), H11429 [7OC]
Social Security: improve information on account statements (see H.R. 4374, 4521), H4091 [25MY], H4164 [26MY]
States: immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H3155 [5MY]
Taxation: availability of the earned income tax credit and the repeal of the temporary Federal unemployment tax (see H.R. 4861), H8505 [16AU]
———deduction of charitable contributions (see H.R. 4356), H3155 [5MY]
———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 1216), H43 [25JA]
Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), H3345 [12MY]
Treaties and agreements: Presidential authority to engage in certain activities to encourage congressional approval (see H.R. 3916), H996 [2MR]
Veterans: designation of flag style used at burial (see H.R. 216), H680 [23FE]
Year of the Grandparent: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), H8696 [18AU]
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2255 [14AP]
Remarks by, on
Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2485
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), H1379 [16MR]
———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (H.R. 4907), H8016
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), H1296
Correctional institutions: education requirement for early release, H2596, H2597 [21AP]
———educational requirement for early release, E571
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2596, H2597 [21AP], E571
———sentencing for Social Security fraud relative to illegal immigration (H.R. 3795), H506 [11FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4506), H4437 [14JN]
EPA: infrastructure projects funding under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 4475), E1026
Flood control: evaluation of Sec. of the Army control projects (H.R. 2310), E2089
Gallo, Dean A.: tribute (H. Res. 587), H11539 [29NO]
Government regulations: require regulatory impact analysis on rules (H.R. 4949), E1716 [12AU]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E2134
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 4385), H3987
National Manufacturing Week: designate (H.J. Res. 402), E1718
Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act: strengthen and improve (H.R. 4758), E1475
Pipelines: mandatory one-call system to protect underground facilities from damage by any excavation (H.R. 4394), H10573
Plainfield, NJ: extension of the Newark-Elizabeth lightrail project, E2246
Postal Service: prohibit penalization for use of private express services for certain letters and packets (H.R. 3796), H208 [3FE]
Princeton University: funding for the Tokamak fusion reactor at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, H4437 [14JN]
Religion: condemn speech by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam (H. Res. 343), H576 [23FE]
Social Security: domestic service employment taxes collection, Federal disability insurance trust fund allocations, and denial of certain benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 4278), E913
Taxation: agriculture subsidies for alcohol fuels produced from feedstocks (H.R. 5299), E2341
Transportation: conference on the future of transportation in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, E2073
Water: conservation and development of resources, and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 4460), E2089
Woodbridge, NJ: anniversary, E2127
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H3886 [23MY], H4089 [25MY], H4446 [14JN], H5759 [14JY], H8051 [12AU]
Leave of absence: granted, H2505 [19AP]
Schedules
Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Energy and Power: natural gas pipeline explosion in Edison, NJ, D727 [23JN]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: one-call system to protect underground facilities from excavation damage, D1106 [22SE]
Committee on Rules (House): limit out-of-State solid waste disposal, D1142 [27SE]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, D332 [24MR]
Tributes
Barber, Martin, E1077
Nussbaum, Harvey, E2152
Thomson, Bobby, H9230 [20SE]