SMITH, NICK (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture: reform crop insurance program (H.R. 4217), H7020 [5AU]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4554), H4682, H4683 [17JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5366, H5371 [29JN]
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H789 [23FE], H942 [2MR]
Appointments
Delegation for the funeral of the late Richard M. Nixon, H2841 [28AP]
Articles and editorials
Costs Soar for Children's Disability Program—How 26 Words Cost the Taxpayers Billions in New Entitlement Payments, Bob Woodward and Benjamin Weiser, Washington (DC) Post, H319-H321 [8FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Dept. of Labor: remove tobacco and alcohol products from Consumer Price Index calculations relative to payment of Government benefits (see H.R. 3802), H287 [3FE]
Ecology and environment: permit the conversion of wetlands that are under a certain acreage (see H.R. 4347), H3055 [4MY]
Printing: use of ink made from vegetable oil in lithographic printing by the Federal Government (see H. Con. Res. 231), H1956 [23MR]
Social Security: age limit eligibility for SSI and medicaid disability benefits for children (see H.R. 3913), H865 [24FE]
———retirement age adjustment and limitations for benefits per year relative to prior contributions and income levels (see H.R. 5308), H11564 [29NO]
Taxation: credits to families with young children (see H.R. 5281), H11428 [7OC]
———deductions relative to State and local income and sales taxes (see H.R. 4420), H3344 [12MY]
———treatment of revenue loss due to State and local taxes (see H.R. 5280), H11428 [7OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (see H.R. 3986), H1440 [16MR]
Budget: establish a Federal regulatory budget (see H.R. 3005), H4780 [21JN]
———establish Federal mandate budget and impose cost controls (see H.R. 3421), H4780 [21JN]
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]
Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H5870 [19JY]
Crime: create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation (see H. Res. 281), H44 [25JA]
———mandatory life imprisonment for third conviction of individuals for certain felonies (see H.R. 93), H204 [2FE]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 5008), H9008 [21AU]
D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H411 [9FE]
Dept. of HHS: study use of biometric devices to identify AFDC applicants (see H.R. 3727), H84 [26JA]
Ecology and environment: conservation and management of wetlands (see H.R. 1330), H1540 [17MR]
EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment (see H. Res. 446), H4165 [26MY]
Elders, Joycelyn: call for resignation as Surgeon General (see H. Res. 545), H11565 [29NO]
Employment: consolidation of Federal assistance programs (see H.R. 4861), H6482 [29JY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H2582 [20AP]
Government: reduce power and reach of Federal Government (see H.R. 4585), H6104 [21JY]
Health: budgetary treatment of national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 201), H204 [2FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3698, 4550), H205 [2FE], H4654 [16JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3698), H4654 [16JN]
House of Representatives: reform (see H.R. 3633), H358 [8FE]
Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 212), H287 [3FE]
IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H2368 [14AP]
Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H11201 [6OC]
Members of Congress: determination of official mail allowance and regulation of mass mailings and franking privilege (see H.R. 3787), H286 [3FE]
———establish a national advisory referendum on limiting of terms (see H.R. 3835), H2914 [28AP]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1088 [8MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 366), H3278 [11MY]
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 Inventors Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 384), H5462 [30JN]
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H1441 [16MR]
National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H7507 [10AU]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 374), H6104 [21JY]
National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]
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]
Printing: use of vegetable-based inks for Federal lithographic printing (see H.R. 1595), H43 [25JA]
Public housing: exclude drug or alcohol abusers from occupancy of units designated for senior citizens (see H.R. 3943), H10538 [3OC]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 3875), H3156 [5MY]
Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]
Service academies: imposition of additional charges or attendance fees (see H.R. 3293), H2218 [12AP]
Social Security: payments to individuals convicted of a felony (see H.R. 3251), H1541 [17MR]
———provision of disability insurance benefits for substance abuse treatment (see H.R. 3814), H996 [2MR]
SSI: modify (see H.R. 4419), H3344 [12MY]
Taxation: appropriate part of income tax revenues toward crime control (see H.R. 4592), H6454 [28JY]
———availability of the earned income tax credit and the repeal of the temporary Federal unemployment tax (see H.R. 4861), H6482 [29JY]
———economic impact of lowering the estate tax exemption (see H. Con. Res. 6), H3156 [5MY]
———gifts of publicly traded stock to private foundations (see H.R. 2418), H43 [25JA]
———home office expenses (see H.R. 2444), H4090 [25MY]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 1110), H3887 [23MY]
———substantiation requirements of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3871), H559 [22FE]
———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H1440 [16MR]
———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H10446 [30SE]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3523), H866 [24FE]
Theodore Levin Federal Building and U.S Courthouse, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 4967), H8755 [19AU]
Virginia: designate national scenic areas (see H.R. 2942), H1997 [24MR]
Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H44 [25JA]
Lists
Character Counts Coalition: members, H955 [2MR]
Ethical principles, H898 [1MR]
Six Core Ethical Values, H955 [2MR]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: reform crop insurance program (H.R. 4217), H7014, H7020 [5AU]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4554), H4636 [16JN], H4682, H4683, H4684 [17JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), H1455 [17MR]
———deficit, H1209
———discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3266), H3063 [5MY]
———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (H.R. 4907), H8015
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), H1146 [9MR], H1209
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), conference report, H3147 [5MY]
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), H975 [2MR]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H897 [1MR]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H7913 [11AU], H8701 [19AU], H8983 [21AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: appropriations for salaries relative to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, H4682, H4683 [17JN]
———reorganization (H.R. 3171), H9946, H9956, H9957 [28SE], E2068
———reorganization (H.R. 3171), consideration (H. Res. 544), H9942 [28SE]
Dept. of HUD: rental assistance for Pension Fund Program funding, H5371, H5372 [29JN]
Dept. of Labor: remove tobacco and alcohol products from Consumer Price Index calculations relative to payment of Government benefits (H.R. 3802), H168 [2FE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4556), H4601 [16JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5366, H5367, H5368, H5369, H5371, H5372, H5391 [29JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report, E1866
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H4556 [16JN]
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H897 [1MR], H955 [2MR]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H2940 [3MY]
GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), H11437 [29NO]
Government procurement: improve process (H.R. 2238), H5045 [27JN]
Haiti: tribute to special peace delegation and support for U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 290), H9216 [19SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6194, H6197, H6198 [25JY], H7031 [5AU], H7913 [11AU]
House of Representatives: management, administration, and auditing systems, H506 [11FE]
ICC: transfer function to the Dept. of Transportation, H4601 [16JN]
Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4454), consideration (H. Res. 444), H4109 [26MY]
National Character Counts Week: designate (S.J. Res. 178), H7028 [5AU]
Public housing: funding, H5366, H5367, H5368, H5369 [29JN]
Public welfare programs: citizenship eligibility requirements, H4684 [17JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H10382
Smith, George Neville: announcement of birth, E123
Space policy: space station program funding, H5391 [29JN]
SSI: disability benefits for children with learning disorders, H319 [8FE]
Tax Freedom Day: observance, H3063 [5MY]
Taxation: computation of the deduction for depreciation (H.R. 539), H6460 [29JY]
———rates, H550 [22FE], H2224 [13AP]
Votes: position on missed, H8614
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H356 [8FE], H4552 [15JN], H6697 [2AU], H10726 [4OC]
Special order: granted, H910 [1MR]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Federal budget, D225 [9MR]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, D332 [24MR]
Statements
Health Care Reform: Lanny Johnson, H7031 [5AU]
Tributes
Consolino, Tony, E1219