PENNY, TIMOTHY J. (a Representative from Minnesota)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture: reform crop insurance program (H.R. 4217), H7008, H7009 [5AU]
Budget: consideration of budget authority rescission proposals (H.R. 4600), H5716 [14JY]
———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (H.R. 4907), H8009 [12AU]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H3767 [20MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4650), H5352 [29JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4556), H4582, H4586, H4588 [16JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5095, H5108 [27JN]
Federal employees: employee training restrictions, and temporary voluntary separation incentive (H.R. 3345), H453 [10FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3841, Interstate Banking Efficiency Act, H3305 [12MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: authorize the use of commodities to promote market development (see H.R. 5234), H11200 [6OC]
———require nutrient fortification of commodities provided for feeding programs (see H.R. 5171), H10727 [4OC]
Azerbaijan: foreign aid (see H.R. 4617), H4779 [21JN]
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development~~~~~ Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 5065), H9351 [20SE]
Middle East Development Initiative: establish (see H.R. 3818), H357 [8FE]
Social Security: cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4373), H3222 [10MY]
———eligibility age for Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits (see H.R. 4372), H3222 [10MY]
———improve information on account statements (see H.R. 4374), H3222 [10MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
AFDC: establish block grants under State control (see H.R. 1293), H4553 [15JN]
Africa: authorizing assistance to promote peaceful resolution of conflicts (see H.R. 4541), H8596 [17AU]
Agriculture: ability of banks for cooperatives to finance exports (see H.R. 4379), H3223 [10MY]
———conservation plan compliance deadlines for certain croplands damaged by weather conditions (see H.R. 3794), H2219 [12AP]
———enable producers, feeders, and importers of sheep to develop a nationally coordinated sheep information, research, and promotion (see H.R. 5183), H11000 [5OC]
Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (see H.R. 3986), H1156 [9MR]
Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H9158 [13SE]
Budget: caps on defense and nondefense discretionary spending (see H.R. 4259), H2581 [20AP]
———deficit (see H.R. 3958, 4057), H1057 [3MR], H1997 [24MR]
———discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3266), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H4165 [26MY]
———establish a Federal regulatory budget (see H.R. 3005), H43 [25JA]
———establish a reserve account for expenditures relative to emergencies (see H.R. 4189), H2839 [26AP]
———establish Federal mandate budget and impose cost controls (see H.R. 3421), H44 [25JA]
———growth cap on entitlement spending (see H.R. 4593), H4653 [16JN]
———reform baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (see H.R. 4434), H3521 [17MY]
———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (see H.R. 4914), H7074 [5AU]
———submission relative to activities and aggregates within the unified budget (see H.R. 4520), H4164 [26MY]
Children and youth: enforcement of child support obligations (see H.R. 773), H410 [9FE]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 166, 168), H996 [2MR], H2914 [28AP]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H4091 [25MY]
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), H501 [10FE]
Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (see H.R. 4913), H7074 [5AU]
Correctional institutions: prison overcrowding remedies (see H.R. 3895), H1157 [9MR]
Courts: admissibility of certain evidence (see H.R. 4830), H6252 [26JY]
Crime: registration of persons convicted of sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3256), H1254 [10MR]
———restitution to victims (see H.R. 3367), H544 [11FE]
Cuba: trade embargo (see H.R. 2229), H10538 [3OC]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 4941), H9351 [20SE]
Dept. of Defense: limitations on development and costs for the Seawolf submarine program (see H.R. 4100), H2219 [12AP]
Dept. of Energy Laboratory Facilities Commission: establish (see H.R. 4247), H3056 [4MY]
Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain administrative functions relative to U.S. territories to the Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 3797), H1440 [16MR]
Disasters: establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency management system (see H.R. 3397), H1157 [9MR]
Ecology and environment: conservation and management of wetlands (see H.R. 1330), H2252 [13AP]
———permit the conversion of wetlands that are under a certain acreage (see H.R. 4347), H3055 [4MY]
———regulatory differentiation between agricultural oils and toxic oils (see H.R. 4412), H3356 [16MY]
EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment (see H. Res. 446), H4553 [15JN]
Employment: establish a system of reemployment, job training, and income support services (see H.R. 4050), H1439 [16MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend regarding statute of limitations and protection of employees who assist investigations (see H.R. 2710), H501 [10FE]
Families and domestic relations: improve the interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 4188), H2251 [13AP]
Federal employees: administrative review of employment discrimination claims (see H.R. 2721), H1440 [16MR]
———age and service requirements under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 4268), H2582 [20AP]
———establish business accounts for Government air travel to maximize cost savings (see H.R. 4565), H6104 [21JY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 140), consideration (see H. Res. 489), H6200 [25JY]
FmHA: use of attorneys to collect claims and obligations under farm loan programs (see H.R. 4139), H1995 [24MR]
Food industry: interstate commerce in meat and meat products relative to State and Federal inspection requirements (see H.R. 3646), H4091 [25MY]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 4078), H1539 [17MR]
Government regulations: establish requirements relative to the issuance and review of regulations by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3695), H44 [25JA]
Guatemala: U.S. policy relative to peace process and human rights protection (see H. Con. Res. 212), H2398 [18AP]
Haiti: impose sanctions and halt the interdiction and return of refugees (see H.R. 4114), H2507 [19AP]
———presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 276), H9161 [16SE]
Health: ability of Members to strike employer mandates from health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 424), H6550 [1AU]
———budgetary treatment of national health care reform (see H.R. 3876; H. Con. Res. 201), H204 [2FE], H679 [23FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3955), H2252 [13AP]
———require direct patient or insurer billing of diagnostic, laboratory, or other ancillary health services (see H.R. 3939), H995 [2MR]
Health care facilities: assistance for AIDS patients treatment (see H.R. 5141), H11001 [5OC]
House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. Res. 451), H6105 [21JY]
———prohibit franked mail (see H.R. 4327), H6698 [2AU]
Housing: rental assistance to relocate individuals who provide information on criminal activity (see H.R. 4141), H1995 [24MR]
Immigration: eliminate the accelerated permanent-residency status process for Cuban nationals (see H.R. 3854), H9351 [20SE]
International Fund for Ireland: prohibit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 4559), H4292 [9JN]
Legislative Branch of the Government: improve operation and administration (H.R. 3801), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H5872 [19JY]
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 3880), H679 [23FE]
Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H9903 [27SE]
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace agreement signing in Cairo, Egypt (see H. Con. Res. 245), H3155 [5MY]
———peace process relative to attack on Hebron mosque (see H. Res. 390), H2220 [12AP]
———support for peace process and condemnation of terrorist acts (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1157 [9MR]
Military assistance: prohibit to Governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 3538), H1058 [3MR]
Motor vehicles: protect personal privacy and safety of licensed drivers (see H.R. 3365), H1440 [16MR]
Motorcycles: regulation of helmet use (see H.R. 4805), H6699 [2AU]
NASA: termination of International Space Station Alpha program (see H.R. 4451), H3681 [18MY]
National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]
NATO: assist transition of certain countries to NATO membership (see H.R. 4210), H3522 [17MY]
North/South Center (organization): cancel Federal funding (see H.R. 4893), H6762 [3AU]
Nuclear energy: safe disposal of spent fuel (see H.R. 4887), H8755 [19AU]
Nuclear weapons: negotiations of testing limitations (see H. Con. Res. 235), H3156 [5MY]
Postal Service: reemployment of retirees in temporary positions relative to offset of annuity (see H.R. 3246), H1058 [3MR]
POW/MIA: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3191 [9MY]
Printing: use of ink made from vegetable oil in lithographic printing by the Federal Government (see H. Con. Res. 231), H1956 [23MR]
Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H4654 [16JN]
Railroads: employee protection benefits (see H.R. 3866), H1345 [15MR]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 3875), H4721 [17JN]
Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]
Roosevelt, Franklin D.: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of death (see H.R. 3270), H5462 [30JN]
Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H5872 [19JY]
Small business: participation in business development programs by concerns controlled by individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 794), H680 [23FE]
Social Security: improve information on account statements (see H.R. 4521), H4164 [26MY]
Southeast Asia: granting of asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 551), H3279 [11MY]
Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3879), H1997 [24MR]
Taxation: deductibility of expenses incurred in connection with the business use of the home (see H.R. 3407), H205 [2FE]
———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), H358 [8FE]
———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H9350 [20SE]
Tobacco products: prohibit smoking in buildings open to the public (see H.R. 3434), H1440 [16MR]
U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H2507 [19AP]
Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H501 [10FE]
Water pollution: assistance to economically distressed rural communities (see H.R. 1980), H912 [1MR]
Letters
Common Cents Budget Reform Act: by, S13307 [22SE]
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: reform crop insurance program (H.R. 4217), H6998, H7010, H7012, H7015, H7017 [5AU]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4554), H4637 [16JN]
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 3759), H260, H267, H269 [3FE]
———making supplemental (H.R. 3759), conference report, H540
Armenia: conflict with Azerbaijan relative to the Nagorno Karabagh area, E934
Armenians: anniversary of genocide, E934
Budget: consideration of budget authority rescission proposals (H.R. 4600), H5727 [14JY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), H1401 [16MR], H1472, H1479 [17MR]
———deficit (H.R. 3958), H1053 [3MR]
———establish direct spending targets (H.R. 4604), H5986, H5999 [21JY]
———growth cap on entitlement spending, H5999 [21JY]
———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (H.R. 4907), H8007, H8009, H8010, H8015, H8018 [12AU]
———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (H.R. 4907), consideration (H. Res. 512), H7931, H7932 [11AU]
———rescission authority, H260, H267, H269 [3FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), H1238 [10MR], H1290 [11MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), motion to instruct conferees, H2352, H2353 [14AP]
California: disaster assistance for earthquake, H267, H269 [3FE]
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 (H. Res. 238), H972 [2MR]
Congress: appeal for bipartisan support and cooperation, H6986 [5AU]
———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (H.R. 4906), H8540 [17AU]
Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (S. 1587), conference report, H9247
Dept. of Agriculture: reorganization (H.R. 3171), H9948 [28SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H3763, H3765 [20MY], H3953 [24MY]
———development and procurement of Trident D-5 missiles, H3763, H3765 [20MY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4539), H4460, H4515 [15JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4539), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 537), H9467 [22SE]
Dept. of Transportation: transit discretionary grants appropriations, H4588, H4590 [16JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4556), H4582, H4586, H4588, H4590, H4605 [16JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4556), motion to instruct conferees, H9239
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), H2712, H2714 [26AP], H2844, H2889 [28AP]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5095, H5108, H5109, H5158 [27JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5259 [28JN], H5332 [29JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4606), motion to instruct conferees, H9105 [13SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5386 [29JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H9063 [12SE]
Economic Development Administration: funding, H5108, H5109 [27JN]
Education: student loan reform, H9105 [13SE]
———trade school revenue relative to student financial aid programs, H5332 [29JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4506), H4435 [14JN]
Federal employees: employee training restrictions, and temporary voluntary separation incentive (H.R. 3345), H453, H454 [10FE]
———employee training restrictions, and temporary voluntary separation incentive (H.R. 3345), conference report, H1942 [23MR]
Federal-State relations: increase payments to units of general local government for entitlement lands (S. 455), H11265 [7OC]
Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), H3095 [5MY]
GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), H11496 [29NO]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H9098 [13SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4646, H4649, H4650 [16JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3955), H5182 [28JN]
Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (S. 636), H1517
ICC: transfer function to the Dept. of Transportation, H4605 [16JN]
Independent counsel: investigation of acceptance of gifts by Mike Espy, Sec. of Agriculture, H7998 [12AU]
Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 4576), H5090 [27JN]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 4822), H7347 [10AU]
Lobbyists: disclosure of activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 349), H1988 [24MR]
Local Rail Freight Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations, H4586 [16JN]
Lowell Historic Preservation Commission: extend term (H.R. 4448), H9683, H9684, H9687 [26SE]
Middle East Development Initiative: establish (H.R. 3818), E131
NOAA: funding, H5095 [27JN]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3768 [20MY], H7008, H7010 [5AU]
Princeton University: funding for the Tokamak fusion reactor at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, H4435 [14JN]
Public buildings: funding for certain construction projects, H4515 [15JN]
Public lands: index payments for entitlement lands to inflation rate, H11265 [7OC]
Science: accountability in Government funded research, H1889, H1891 [22MR]
Ships and vessels: recreational boating safety programs, H4582 [16JN]
Social Security: cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 4373), E881
———eligibility age for Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits (H.R. 4372), E881
———improve information on account statement (H.R. 4374), E881
Space policy: space station program funding, H5386 [29JN]
U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H3953 [24MY], H5158 [27JN]
Votes: position on missed, E1198
William H. Natcher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Bowling Green, KY: designate (H.R. 4577), H5093 [27JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H356 [8FE], H3221 [10MY], H3355 [16MY], H4389 [13JN]
Tribute, E2369 [30NO]
Schedules
Committee on Government Operations (House): Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security: budget process reform, D772 [30JN]
Committee on Rules (House): budget authority rescission proposals, D753 [28JN]
———consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, D965 [9AU]
———Dept. of Defense budget, D561 [17MY]
———direct spending targets for the Federal budget, D838 [19JY]
———Federal budget, D225 [9MR]
———Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act, D931 [3AU]
———full budget disclosure, D965 [9AU]
———supplemental appropriations, D64 [2FE]
———transfer or sale of assault weapons, D487 [4MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D131 [22FE]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Social Security: social security legislation, D1143 [27SE]
Tributes
Natcher, William H., H2180 [12AP]
O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr., H337 [8FE]