POMBO, RICHARD W. (a Representative from California)
Amendments offered by, to
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 518), H3356 [16MY], H4319 [10JN]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H3356 [16MY], H4319 [10JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4602), H4813 [22JN]
Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (H.R. 2866), H9408, H9411 [21SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3355, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H3383 [17MY]
———S. 21, California Desert Protection Act, H10731 [4OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 4120), H1956 [23MR]
Endangered species: conservation of threatened and endangered species (see H.R. 3978), H1087 [8MR]
ITC: monitoring of tomato and pepper imports (see H.R. 4794, 5133), H5870 [19JY], H10372 [29SE]
Portuguese American Friendship Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), H4165 [26MY]
Salli, Rudolph: confer posthumous citizenship (see H.R. 4045), H1438 [16MR]
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), H9351 [20SE]
Airlines, airports, and aeronautics: guaranteed loans for the purchase of stage 3 aircraft (see H.R. 1433), H6698 [2AU]
Algeria: foreign assistance relative to democratization efforts (see H. Con. Res. 196), H3345 [12MY]
Angeles National Forest: prohibit land transfer for use as solid waste landfill (see H.R. 4721), H5768 [18JY]
BLM: establish certain requirements relative to the transfer or disposal of public lands (see H.R. 3560), H5655 [13JY]
———transfer administration of lands to individual States (see H.R. 4157), H1995 [24MR]
Budget: deficit (see H.R. 4057), H1997 [24MR]
———establish Federal mandate budget and impose cost controls (see H.R. 3421), H996 [2MR]
California: declare state of emergency on Federal lands due to wildfires (see H.R. 4742), H6699 [2AU]
Capital punishment: use of racially based quotas to determine sentencing (see H. Con. Res. 270), H6104 [21JY]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3888 [23MY]
Clean Air Act: provide State flexibility for automobile inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 3146), H501 [10FE]
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), H3964 [24MY]
———making appropriations (see H.R. 1485), H205 [2FE]
Correctional institutions: prison overcrowding remedies (see H.R. 3895), H864 [24FE]
Courts: State truth-in-sentencing laws and funding for additional spaces in State correctional programs (see H.R. 3584), H1058 [3MR]
Crime: establish penalties for harming law enforcement animals (see H.R. 3271), H5655 [13JY]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 5008), H9008 [21AU]
———restitution to victims (see H.R. 3367), H2219 [12AP]
———treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (see H.R. 4491), H4090 [25MY]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 363), H5463 [30JN]
Dept. of HHS: study use of biometric devices to verify identity of AFDC applicants (see H.R. 3727), H205 [2FE]
Dept. of the Interior: sale of certain real and personal property (see H.R. 4919), H7992 [11AU]
———transfer certain administrative functions relative to U.S. territories to the Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 3797), H2252 [13AP]
Ecology and environment: permit the conversion of wetlands that are under a certain acreage (see H.R. 4347), H3055 [4MY]
EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment (see H. Res. 446), H4165 [26MY]
Endangered species: moratorium on endangered species determination and critical habitat designation until reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 5144), H10445 [30SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1540 [17MR]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 4514), H8696 [18AU]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 140), consideration (see H. Res. 489), H6200 [25JY]
Foreign trade: offset of lost revenues relative to lowering of tariffs in trade agreements (see H.R. 4198), H9158 [13SE]
Forest Service: distribution of timber sales receipts relative to forests affected by protection of the California spotted owl (see H.R. 3928), H6200 [25JY]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 4078), H1539 [17MR]
Government: limit travel expenses for officers and employees (see H.R. 1487), H205 [2FE]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 546), H9600 [23SE]
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), H43 [25JA]
———Federal standards for malpractice claims (see H.R. 4791), H7075 [5AU]
Helium: prohibit Bureau of Mines from refining and selling of helium, and dispose of helium reserve (see H.R. 3967), H5768 [18JY]
House of Representatives: reform (see H.R. 3633), H3681 [18MY]
House Rules: limit availability of appropriations for salaries and expenses of the House (see H.R. 885), H287 [3FE]
Hunting and trapping: protect individuals engaged in lawful hunting on public lands (see H.R. 1815), H1087 [8MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: improve immigration laws (see H.R. 3860), H996 [2MR]
Japan: purchase of rice from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 274), H6380 [27JY]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H1541 [17MR]
Legislative Branch of the Government: appropriations levels (see H.R. 1505), H83 [26JA]
Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H9903 [27SE]
Members of Congress: cost-of-living pay adjustments relative to Federal debt (see H.R. 831), H157 [1FE]
———determination of official mail allowance (see H.R. 1286), H1157 [9MR]
———eliminate cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 166), H43 [25JA]
———establish a national advisory referendum on limiting of terms (see H.R. 3835), H1541 [17MR]
Metric system: prohibit Federal funding for highway sign conversions (see H.R. 502), H83 [26JA]
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace agreement signing in Cairo, Egypt (see H. Con. Res. 245), H3755 [19MY]
National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4995 [24JN]
National Endowment for the Arts: distribution of funds (see H.R. 3488), H4780 [21JN]
National Family Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H11201 [6OC]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve (see H.R. 4052), H1439 [16MR]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H5463 [30JN]
National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]
National Random Acts of Kindness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 357), H2506 [19AP]
National Register of Historic Places: prohibit inclusion of certain sites (see H.R. 5185), H11201 [6OC]
Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2583 [20AP]
Pesticides: safety training programs (see H.R. 3969), H1440 [16MR]
Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits for fugitive felons, probation and parole violators, and share information with law enforcement officers (see H.R. 4657), H5761 [14JY]
———reform (see H.R. 4473, 4566; H. Res. 525), H3887 [23MY], H4343 [10JN], H10446 [30SE]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 3875), H678 [23FE]
Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]
Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H2218 [12AP]
Small Family Farm Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291), H1440 [16MR]
Social Security: determination of disability benefits relative to drug trafficking enterprises and ability to engage in gainful activities (see H.R. 3929), H1254 [10MR]
———improve exchange of health care information and measurement of health care quality (see H.R. 3137), H5547 [12JY]
———provision of disability insurance benefits for substance abuse treatment (see H.R. 4136), H1995 [24MR]
———taxation of benefits (see H.R. 2959), H680 [23FE]
Taxation: appropriate part of income tax revenues toward crime control (see H.R. 4592), H8696 [18AU]
———credit to employers for providing English language training (see H.R. 124), H1540 [17MR]
———credits for employers providing dependent care services for employees (see H.R. 3472), H3791 [20MY]
———deduction for earthquake insurance premiums (see H.R. 3756), H11200 [6OC]
———deduction of charitable contributions (see H.R. 4356), H3155 [5MY]
———exclusion for amounts received under group legal services (see H.R. 326), H5655 [13JY]
———home office expenses (see H.R. 2444), H4090 [25MY]
———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H2937 [2MY]
———treatment of Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 2717), H4883 [22JN]
———treatment of retirement savings deductions and individual retirement account deductions for nonemployed spouses (see H.R. 4215), H3191 [9MY]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H1253 [10MR]
———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H10727 [4OC]
Virginia: designate national scenic areas (see H.R. 2942), H3345 [12MY]
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]
Remarks by, on
Apollo 11 (spacecraft): anniversary of lunar landing, E1507
Armed Forces: access of military recruiters to educational facilities, H3863 [23MY]
BLM: transfer administration of lands to individual States, H5670 [14JY]
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 518), H4322, H4323, H4324, H4331 [10JN], H5670, H5687 [14JY], H6270, H6281 [27JY]
———designate certain desert lands as wilderness (S. 21), H10701 [4OC]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H4322, H4323, H4324, H4331 [10JN], H5670, H5687 [14JY], H6270, H6281 [27JY]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), H10701 [4OC]
———use of roads and trails by motor vehicles in designated areas, H4322, H4323, H4324, H4331 [10JN]
Colleges and universities: deny grants or contracts to schools that prevent military recruiting, H3033 [4MY]
Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens, H2522 [20AP]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2522 [20AP]
Curtis, Mary Lou: Stockton, CA, Catholic Diocese Marian Award recipient, E896
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H3863 [23MY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish an American Heritage Areas Partnership Program (H.R. 5044), H10899, H10909, H10911 [5OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4602), H4813, H4817, H4819 [22JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H4985, H4986 [24JN]
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H1807 [22MR]
———sex education instruction, H1807 [22MR]
EPA: analysis of Federal regulations and mandates imposed on State and local governments, E466
FHA: loan limits, E1690
Fish and Wildlife Service: resource management appropriations, H4813, H4817, H4819 [22JN]
Forests: status of reforestation program, H6842, H6843 [4AU]
Housing and community development programs: reauthorize (H.R. 3838), E1690
National Park Service: reduce backlog of land acquisitions, construction and park operations, H6270, H6281 [27JY]
NOAA: GLOBE program, H4985, H4986 [24JN]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3254), H3033 [4MY]
Point of order, H10695, H10696 [4OC]
Political parties: partisan views relative to religion, H4950, H4952, H4955 [23JN]
Real property: compensation to property owners relative to Federal decisions, H5687 [14JY]
Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (H.R. 2866), H9397, H9406, H9411, H9412 [21SE]
———protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (H.R. 2866), consideration (H. Res. 536), H9387, H9388, H9389, H9390 [21SE]
Supreme Court: decision relative to Government confiscation of private property, E1365
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H994 [2MR], H1539 [17MR], H3277 [11MY], H5348 [29JN], H5949 [20JY], H7298 [9AU]
Leave of absence: granted, H5169 [27JN]
Schedules
Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): Subcommittee on Clean Water, Fisheries and Wildlife: Endangered Species Act appropriations, D833 [19JY]
Committee on Rules (House): Headwaters Forest Act, D1087 [20SE]
Tributes
Eberhardt, Robert, E300