RAMSTAD, JIM (a Representative from Minnesota)
Amendments offered by, to
Independent counsel: reauthorize (H.R. 811), H420 [10FE]
Articles and editorials
``Clinton Recovery'' Is a Study in Self-Contradictions, Representative Saxton, Washington (DC) Times, H7974 [11AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Crime: sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 3993), H1156 [9MR]
Ghasemimehr, Saeed: relief (see H.R. 5138), H10372 [29SE]
Health: inclusion of medical technology advancement in health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 485), H5950 [20JY]
Salas-Velazquez, Oscar: relief (see H.R. 5160), H10538 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 3846), H1157 [9MR]
Amateur Radio Service: facilitate utilization of volunteer resources (see H.R. 2623), H1067 [7MR]
Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (see H.R. 3986), H1156 [9MR]
Arson Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 328), H4293 [9JN]
Bankruptcy: debtor obligations under unexpired leases of personal property (see H.R. 4474), H8053 [12AU]
Budget: deficit (see H.R. 4057), H1997 [24MR]
Capital punishment: use of racially based quotas to determine sentencing (see H. Con. Res. 270), H6381 [27JY]
Children and youth: protect from certain parent-child visitation experiences (see H.R. 2573), H995 [2MR]
———support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (see H. Con. Res. 200), H5548 [12JY]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 148, 166), H1998 [24MR]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H4653 [16JN]
Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): hearing to determine foreign policy implications of proposed U.S.-Russian space station (see H. Res. 389), H1439 [16MR]
Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 145), H4780 [21JN]
Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H5870 [19JY]
Crime: mandatory life imprisonment for individuals convicted of a third violent felony (see H.R. 3981), H1087 [8MR]
———provide postage for information mailings of active abduction investigations (see H.R. 3940), H1345 [15MR]
———treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (see H.R. 4491), H4090 [25MY]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 363), H3055 [4MY]
Dept. of Defense: limitations on development and costs for the Seawolf submarine program (see H.R. 4100), H2219 [12AP]
Dept. of Energy: terminate the gas turbine-modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 3513), H1781 [21MR]
Dept. of Justice: independent counsel reauthorization (see H.R. 3545), H411 [9FE]
———interpretation of child protection statutes (see H. Res. 481), H5951 [20JY]
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), H4165 [26MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H3279 [11MY]
ERISA: fiduciary duties relative to external benefits, social investing, and economically targeted investments (see H.R. 5135), H11201 [6OC]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 3309), H2368 [14AP]
Federal employees: garnishment of retirement annuities to satisfy a judgment against an annuitant for child abuse (see H.R. 3694), H3279 [11MY]
Firearms: eliminate administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see H.R. 5033), H9157 [13SE]
Fish and fishing: long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4404), H10372 [29SE]
Foreign trade: offset of lost revenues relative to lowering of tariffs in trade agreements (see H.R. 4198), H2251 [13AP]
———policy on Saudi Arabia and GATT (see H. Con. Res. 138), H559 [22FE]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 269; H. Res. 546), H6105 [21JY], H9600 [23SE]
Health: ability of Members to strike employer mandates from health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 424), H6550 [1AU]
———application of antitrust laws for certain activities of providers of health care services (see H.R. 3486), H2252 [13AP]
———budgetary treatment of national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 201), H204 [2FE]
———employment impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3882), H3791 [20MY]
———Federal standards for malpractice claims (see H.R. 4791), H5951 [20JY]
House of Representatives: reform (see H.R. 3633), H3681 [18MY]
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), H410 [9FE]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 254), H5350 [29JN]
International Fund for Ireland: prohibit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 4559), H4292 [9JN]
IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H3681 [18MY]
Israel: anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 239), H3345 [12MY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prevent the development, acquisition, or use of nuclear weapons (see H.J. Res. 292), H288 [3FE]
Let's Stop Kids Killing Kids Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 360), H2639 [21AP]
LIHEAP: full expenditure of appropriated funds (see H. Con. Res. 202), H1556 [18MR]
Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H9903 [27SE]
Medicare and medicaid coverage data bank: repeal (see H.R. 4095), H1997 [24MR]
Members of Congress: establish a national advisory referendum on limiting of terms (see H.R. 3835), H1541 [17MR]
NASA: termination of International Space Station Alpha program (see H.R. 4451), H3681 [18MY]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1440 [16MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 366), H6454 [28JY]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), H1556 [18MR]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H1997 [24MR]
National Family Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H11201 [6OC]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H11201 [6OC], H11430 [7OC]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H9569 [22SE]
National Incest and Sexual Abuse Healing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 403), H9158 [13SE]
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H6156 [22JY]
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4074), H3279 [11MY]
National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H4654 [16JN]
National Long-Term Care Administrators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 278), H44 [25JA]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 374), H5951 [20JY]
National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]
National Police Survivors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 344), H2914 [28AP]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), H157 [1FE]
National Savings Month: designate (see H. Res. 403), H2640 [21AP]
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), H10538 [3OC]
Nuclear energy: safe disposal of spent fuel (see H.R. 4887), H8755 [19AU]
Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H9224 [19SE]
Power resources: funding for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercialization relative to the economy and environmental protection (see H. Con. Res. 188), H1088 [8MR]
Refuse disposal: encourage the President and State Governors to carry out on-site composting at their residences (see H.R. 2292), H9087 [12SE]
Religion: condemn speech by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam (see H. Res. 343), H358 [8FE]
———protect free exercise (see H. Res. 519), H9224 [19SE]
Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H5547 [12JY]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 300), H2218 [12AP]
States: immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H2913 [28AP]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 702), H4220 [8JN]
Taxation: availability of the earned income tax credit and the repeal of the temporary Federal unemployment tax (see H.R. 4861), H8505 [16AU]
———business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 3031), H680 [23FE]
———capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 3739), H2914 [28AP]
———gifts of publicly traded stock to private foundations (see H.R. 2418), H7075 [5AU]
———individual income rates (see H.R. 5306), H11564 [29NO]
———repeal excise tax on luxury passenger vehicles (see H.R. 3039), H205 [2FE]
———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H10373 [29SE]
———use of individual retirement accounts as security for certain business loans (see H.R. 3761), H3681 [18MY]
U.N.: placement of U.S. Armed Forces under control of foreign national (see H.R. 3334), H11200 [6OC]
U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H. Con. Res. 184), H1059 [3MR]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H3345 [12MY]
Vietnam Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), H2914 [28AP]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of boyhood home (see H.R. 5049), H9569 [22SE]
Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H996 [2MR]
Year of Gospel Music: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), H866 [24FE]
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, H5554 [13JY]
Press releases
Dept. of Justice seeks improved public access to court rulings, H9084 [12SE]
Remarks by, on
Budget: 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), H7932 [11AU]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), H1175 [10MR], H1267 [11MR]
Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H7208 [9AU]
Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (H.R. 4906), H8529 [17AU]
Crime: capital punishment for certain offenses, H2409 [19AP]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H18 [25JA]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H8576
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), motion to instruct conferees, H5614 [13JY]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H1918 [23MR], H2409 [19AP], H2510, H2527
Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H3741 [19MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H3741 [19MY]
Dept. of Energy: Energy Supply, Research and Development Activities account funding, H4423 [14JN]
———terminate use of liquid metal reactors in disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H6537 [1AU]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4602), H4905 [23JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4556), H4604 [16JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5133 [27JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5393 [29JN]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H7973 [11AU]
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H837 [24FE]
———regulation of private schools and home-schooling parents, H837 [24FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4506), H4423 [14JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4506), motion to instruct conferees, H6537 [1AU]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H5555 [13JY]
———presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), H11031 [6OC]
Health: effect on small business of mandated benefits coverage, H5470 [12JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H18 [25JA], H4867 [22JN]
House Rules: point of order against consideration of any provision relative to a retroactive tax increase (H. Res. 247), H49 [26JA], H4398 [14JN]
ICC: transfer function to the Dept. of Transportation, H4604 [16JN]
Independent counsel: grounds for removal, H420, H421 [10FE]
———reauthorize (H.R. 811), H420, H421 [10FE]
Information services: establish legal databases for public and Government access, H9083 [12SE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4454), H4138 [26MY]
Mississippi River Stewardship Month: observance, E1127
Motor vehicles: protect personal privacy and safety of licensed drivers, H2527
National Endowment for Democracy: funding, H5133 [27JN]
Power resources: funding for coal research in fossil energy research and development programs, H4905 [23JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H9773 [27SE]
Safe Boating Week: observance, E1129
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 300), H3233 [11MY]
Space policy: space station program funding, H5393 [29JN]
States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to released convicted sex offenders, H5614 [13JY]
Taxation: rates, H7908 [11AU]
Votes: position on missed, E1567
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H34 [25JA], H4216 [8JN], H6251 [26JY], H7991 [11AU]
Special order: granted, H4882 [22JN], H8594 [17AU], H9084 [12SE]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act, D97 [8FE]
———Subcommittee on the Legislative Process: improve operation and administration of the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government, D154 [24FE]
Tributes
Mullon, Thomas P., E12
Simonson, Sondra, E1706