STEARNS, CLIFF (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4602), H4894 [23JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5118 [27JN]
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H790 [23FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), H7903 [10AU]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 965, Child Safety Protection Act, H2247 [13AP]
———H.R. 2333, Dept. of State, USIA, and related agencies appropriations, H2386 [18AP]
———H.R. 3355, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H3383 [17MY]
———H.R. 3474, Community Development, Credit Enhancement, and Regulatory Improvement Act, H2614 [21AP]
Delegation for the funeral of the late Richard M. Nixon, H2841 [28AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Dept. of Defense: grant recognition for meritorious service to aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society (see H. Res. 548), H9762 [26SE]
Elders, Joycelyn: call for resignation as Surgeon General (see H. Con. Res. 297), H9762 [26SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4550), H4219 [8JN]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 430), H3681 [18MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: treatment of disabled children charged with firearms possession (see H.R. 4574), H4390 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African-American Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), H6550 [1AU]
Agriculture: price supports for wool and mohair (see H.R. 1604), H5950 [20JY]
Appropriations: rescind unauthorized (see H.R. 1392), H5950 [20JY]
———rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (see H.R. 3986), H1156 [9MR]
Armed Forces: procedures for determination and classification of missing or deceased status (see H.R. 291), H7506 [10AU]
Broward County, FL: authorizing appropriations for ecosystem protection research facility (see H.R. 4804), H5950 [20JY]
Budget: balance (see H.R. 998), H5950 [20JY]
———balance and provide for zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 883), H6104 [21JY]
———deficit (see H.R. 4057), H6698 [2AU]
———establish a Federal regulatory budget (see H.R. 3005), H1957 [23MR]
———establish Federal mandate budget and impose cost controls (see H.R. 3421), H1957 [23MR]
———outlay reduction process (see H.R. 4000), H1253 [10MR]
———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]
———submission relative to activities and aggregates within the unified budget (see H.R. 4520), H6104 [21JY]
Capital punishment: use of racially based quotas to determine sentencing (see H. Con. Res. 270), H6381 [27JY]
Classified information: establish a uniform system for classifying and declassifying information (see H.R. 4137), H4166 [26MY]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: map adjustments (see H.R. 4219), H2367 [14AP]
Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 145), H4220 [8JN]
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]
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), H1957 [23MR]
Crime: antiracketeering laws (see H.R. 4824), H6200 [25JY]
———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. 2872, 5008), H2913 [28AP], H9008 [21AU]
———restitution to victims (see H.R. 3367), H1957 [23MR]
———treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (see H.R. 4491), H6253 [26JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: consolidation of agricultural research and extension activities (see H.R. 1122), H5950 [20JY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish toll free number to assist consumers in determining if products are American made (see H.R. 3342), H2583 [20AP]
Dept. of Education: reduce increase in grants to State and local education agencies (see H.R. 3725), H6253 [26JY]
Dept. of HHS: study use of biometric devices to verify identity of AFDC applicants (see H.R. 3727), H157 [1FE]
Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 4036), H6253 [26JY]
Dept. of Justice: interpretation of child protection statutes (see H. Res. 481), H5761 [14JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: procure services to locate dormant Federal accounts in financial institutions (see H.R. 465), H6104 [21JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (see H.R. 4013), H2219 [12AP]
Disasters: provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H2937 [2MY]
Drugs: allow licensed veterinarians to order the extra-label use of drugs in animals (see H.R. 1423), H680 [23FE]
Ecology and environment: conservation and management of wetlands (see H.R. 1330), H2252 [13AP]
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), H9600 [23SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H3887 [23MY]
Espionage: capital punishment for identifying an individual acting as an agent of the U.S. resulting in the death of the agent (see H.R. 4060), H1439 [16MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: exemptions for inmates of penal or other correctional institutions relative to certain programs (see H.R. 3705), H5951 [20JY]
Federal employees: allow for garnishment of pay (see H.R. 214), H6253 [26JY]
Federal Employees' Compensation Act: eliminate benefits to individuals convicted of defrauding the workers' compensation program (see H.R. 3491), H2368 [14AP]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H2507 [19AP]
Firearms: constitutional right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H. Con. Res. 3), H358 [8FE]
———right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H.R. 1276), H1157 [9MR]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 3949), H6156 [22JY]
Food industry: interstate commerce in meat and meat products relative to State and Federal inspection requirements (see H.R. 3646), H8696 [18AU]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 4078), H1539 [17MR]
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]
———reduce administrative expenses (see H.R. 3250), H6253 [26JY]
———require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 133), H6549 [1AU]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 269; H. Res. 546), H5871 [19JY], 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), H3223 [10MY]
———budgetary treatment of national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 201), H204 [2FE]
———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H3056 [4MY]
———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), H5870 [19JY]
———inclusion of medical technology advancement in health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 485), H6381 [27JY]
———inclusion of poison control services in health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 243), H5316 [28JN]
———managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 4527), H5872 [19JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3955), H2583 [20AP]
Immigration: moratorium on certain aliens (see H.R. 3862), H544 [11FE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: improve immigration laws (see H.R. 3860), H500 [10FE]
IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H1058 [3MR]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H1088 [8MR]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1277), H6253 [26JY]
Medicaid: improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4047), H1438 [16MR]
Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H11001 [5OC]
———reduction of waste and fraud (see H.R. 1130), H5950 [20JY]
Members of Congress: require participation in health care reform package (see H. Res. 255), H6201 [25JY]
———restrictions on franked mass mailings by a Member who is a candidate for such office (see H.R. 1349), H2368 [14AP]
Metric system: prohibit Federal funding for highway sign conversions (see H.R. 502), H5950 [20JY]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see H.R. 2467), H4165 [26MY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H1440 [16MR]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), H9903 [27SE]
National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 146), H5950 [20JY]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), H1556 [18MR]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H2219 [12AP]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve (see H.R. 4052), H1439 [16MR]
National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H7195 [8AU]
National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10007 [28SE]
National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), H1067 [7MR]
North American Free Trade Agreement: withdrawal (see H.R. 3635), H5951 [20JY]
Nuclear energy: safe disposal of spent fuel (see H.R. 4887), H6984 [4AU]
Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see H.R. 4386), H3278 [11MY]
Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 557), H10446 [30SE]
Postal Service: limit expenditures on new logo (see H.R. 3328), H357 [8FE]
Power resources: establish safety, development, and education programs for the propane gas industry (see H.R. 3546), H1556 [18MR]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 424), H11200 [6OC]
Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H4166 [26MY]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4473, 4566), H3887 [23MY], H4343 [10JN]
Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H3964 [24MY]
Refuse disposal: encourage the President and State Governors to carry out on-site composting at their residences (see H.R. 2292), H5655 [13JY]
Religion: protect free exercise (see H. Res. 519), H8052 [12AU]
Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]
Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 3992), H2252 [13AP]
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]
Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 1518), H6482 [29JY]
Small Family Farm Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291), H1781 [21MR]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 4912), H9224 [19SE]
Social Security: taxation of benefits (see H.R. 2959), H6200 [25JY]
States: immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H1897 [22MR]
Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 3031), H4090 [25MY]
———deductibility of expenses incurred in connection with the business use of the home (see H.R. 3407), H205 [2FE]
———deduction of charitable contributions (see H.R. 4356), H3155 [5MY]
———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H2398 [18AP]
———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H9350 [20SE]
———treatment of motor boat diesel fuel sales (see H.R. 4371), H6550 [1AU]
U.N.: limit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 662), H5950 [20JY]
Veterans: cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H43 [25JA]
———reform and simplify health care system (see H.R. 4788), H5870 [19JY]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of boyhood home (see H.R. 5049), H9223 [19SE]
Documents
Who Now Speaks for the Spirit of this University?—J. Wayne Reitz (1908-1993), John Lombardi, H98 [1FE]
Eulogies
Eulogy for Dad: Ed Holder, E2113
Lists
Points on a good life: J. Wayne Reitz, H98 [1FE]
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (H.R. 3986), H1092 [9MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), H1396 [16MR]
———discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3266), H2945 [3MY]
———foreign aid versus social programs, H3759 [20MY]
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 518), H5513
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H5513
———hunting in the Mojave National Monument, H5513
Citrus Springs, FL: dedication of the Ted Williams Retrospective Museum and Library, H298 [8FE]
Climate: global warming, H1002 [3MR]
Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H47 [26JA]
Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H92, H93 [1FE], H209 [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), H564 [23FE], H972 [2MR]
Courts: prosecution of violent juveniles as adults, H4887 [23JN]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H19 [25JA]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H6702 [3AU], H7211 [9AU], H7307 [10AU], H7909 [11AU], H8000 [12AU], H8946, H8982 [21AU]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 517), H7941
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2411 [19AP]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4602), H4836 [22JN], H4894, H4895, H4899 [23JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5117, H5118, H5119, H5161
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5402
District of Columbia: health care benefits for domestic partners of employees, H5603 [13JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4649), H5603 [13JY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H5667 [14JY]
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H836 [24FE], H1743 [21MR], H1797, H1798, H1799 [22MR], H2027, H2054, H2055 [24MR]
———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), conference report, H10382 [30SE]
———Federal funding for schools with programs promoting homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle, H2027 [24MR]
———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), conference report, H1929 [23MR]
———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), motion to instruct conferees, H649 [23FE]
———prohibit benefits for illegal aliens, H1797, H1798, H1799 [22MR]
———regulation of private schools and home-schooling parents, H836 [24FE]
EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment, H5161
Elders, Joycelyn: call for resignation as Surgeon General, H4861 [22JN], H9099 [13SE]
Espionage: capital punishment for identifying an individual acting as an agent of the U.S. resulting in the death of the agent (H.R. 4060), H2225 [13AP]
Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), H3018 [4MY]
———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), consideration (H. Res. 416), H3072 [5MY]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), consideration (H. Res. 570), H11064 [6OC]
Health: effect on small business of mandated benefits coverage, H4450 [15JN], H8703 [19AU]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1160 [10MR], H4647, H4650 [16JN], H5450
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3698), H797 [24FE], H916 [2MR], H1448 [17MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4550), H4298 [10JN]
Immigration: refugee policy relative to homosexuals, H4656 [17JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: treatment of disabled children charged with firearms possession (H.R. 4574), H6460 [29JY]
Insurance: disclosure of reasons for policy denials or non-renewals, H5923 [20JY]
International Mathematical Olympiad: tribute to U.S. team, H6259 [27JY]
Interstate commerce: insurance disclosures (H.R. 1188), H5896, H5900, H5901, H5907, H5909, H5914, H5923 [20JY]
———legislative and executive branch jurisdiction over insurance disclosures, H5907, H5909 [20JY]
Keystone Heights, FL: tribute, E1389
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 4822), H7341 [10AU]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4734 [21JN], H4894, H4895, H4899 [23JN]
———funding of obscene or indecent materials, H3381 [17MY]
Ocala, FL: tribute to Florida Center for the Blind, E956
Parliamentary inquiry, H4898 [23JN]
Point of order, H5119 [27JN], H5908 [20JY]
Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer, H1743 [21MR], H1929 [23MR]
Public welfare programs: reform, H19 [25JA], H1793 [22MR]
Refugees: resettlement of Iraqi veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict, H5118, H5119 [27JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H9578 [23SE], H11211 [7OC]
San Francisco, CA: funding for the Presidio military facility, H4836 [22JN]
Social Security Administration: bonus performance awards for employees, H3233 [11MY]
Space policy: space station program funding, H5402
Stephanopoulos, George: purchase of commercial real estate, H6565 [2AU]
Taxation: rates, H3285 [12MY]
Toys: safety (H.R. 965), H1138, H1139 [9MR]
Union County, FL: construction of prison solely through donations and volunteer work, H91 [1FE]
Veterans: bill of rights (H.R. 408), H895 [1MR]
Votes: position on missed, H9690 [26SE]
Weapons: advanced cruise missile program, H4401 [14JN]
Williams, Ted: American Sportsfishing Association Man of the Year award recipient, H4171 [8JN]
World War II: anniversary of D-Day, H4101 [26MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H3510 [17MY]
Special order: granted, H78 [26JA], H107 [1FE], H4652 [16JN], H4882 [22JN], H5460 [30JN]
Schedules
Committee on Education and Labor (House): Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, D382 [14AP]
Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Health and the Environment: health care reform, D63 [2FE]
Committee on Rules (House): Community Development, Credit Enhancement, and Regulatory Improvement Act, D931 [3AU]
———health care reform, D994 [12AU]
———insurance disclosures relative to interstate commerce, D798 [12JY]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, D332 [24MR]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Health: health care reform, D123 [10FE]
Tables
CBO cost estimates for H.R. 1188 and title II of H.R. 1257, H5897 [20JY]
Tributes
Bentley, Representative, E2194
Gibbons, Representative, H4180 [8JN]
Lewis, Representative Tom, E2218
Machtley, Representative, H11414 [7OC]
Reitz, J. Wayne, H98 [1FE]