UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H3736 [19MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5375 [29JN]

Appointments

Delegation for the funeral of the late Richard M. Nixon, H2841 [28AP]

Articles and editorials

Pokagons Deserve U.S. Recognition, St. Joseph (MI) Herald Palladium, H6726 [3AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Radioactive substances: clarify Federal obligation to take title and possession of high-level radioactive waste and establish an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility (see H.R. 5057), H9223 [19SE]

Taxation: eliminate State unemployment compensation requirement for election worker services (see H.R. 4834), H6252 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: designation of rural transport areas for nonattainment requirements of air pollution standards (see H.R. 3902), H2398 [18AP]

Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (see H.R. 3986), H1997 [24MR]

Aquaculture: direct grants to Michigan State University for research on the management and development of maritime and underwater cultural resources (see H.R. 5017), H9224 [19SE]

Budget: deficit (see H.R. 4057), H2640 [21AP]

———prohibit reallocation of appropriations for terminated programs (see H.R. 3145), H501 [10FE]

CERCLA: assignment of shares of liability at Superfund sites (see H.R. 4351), H3155 [5MY]

———clarify liability for recycling transactions (see H.R. 4360), H3155 [5MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4590), H5951 [20JY]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H3755 [19MY]

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]

Consumers: rental-purchase transaction regulation (see H.R. 2803), H43 [25JA]

Copyrights: public performances (see H.R. 3288), H4220 [8JN]

Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2826), H3345 [12MY]

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H2219 [12AP]

Dept. of Defense: limitations on development and costs for the Seawolf submarine program (see H.R. 4100), H2839 [26AP]

———transfer certain excess equipment to educational institutions and training schools (see H.R. 4251), H4780 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: sale of certain real and personal property (see H.R. 1552), H43 [25JA]

Disabled: SSI benefits for substance abuse (see H.R. 1712), H1157 [9MR]

Disasters: establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency management system (see H.R. 3397), H84 [26JA]

Diseases: research of Parkinson's disease and related disorders (see H.R. 4789), H5870 [19JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 372), H1087 [8MR]

Education: funding to local agencies for training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid to secondary school students (see H.R. 3404), H2583 [20AP]

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]

Employment: require employers to post and to provide information on sexual harassment (see H.R. 2829), H4220 [8JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H42 [25JA]

EPA: enhance scientific credibility of regulatory decisions and improve public disclosure of information (see H.R. 2910), H1088 [8MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H2582 [20AP]

Firearms: eliminate administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see H.R. 5033), H9351 [20SE]

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), H3791 [20MY]

Fish and fishing: long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4404), H4553 [15JN]

Foreign trade: retaliatory action against foreign barriers that unfairly limit U.S. trade (see H.R. 1573), H2507 [19AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 310), H1158 [9MR]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 269), H6455 [28JY]

Hazardous substances: use of mercury in disposable batteries (see H.R. 4528), H4165 [26MY]

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), H1254 [10MR]

———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), H866 [24FE]

———ensure preservation of group health insurance packages and prevent discriminatory practices in health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 256), H5463 [30JN]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 233), H4166 [26MY]

———inclusion of osteopathic services under national health care benefits package (see H. Con. Res. 173), H84 [26JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3955), H1057 [3MR]

———provide financial incentives for worksite health promotion programs (see H. Res. 372), H912 [1MR]

———research funding (see H.R. 4260), H2582 [20AP]

House of Representatives: prohibit consideration of health care legislation in violation of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (see H. Res. 530), H9224 [19SE]

———reform (see H.R. 3633), H501 [10FE]

Housing: prohibit regulations in federally assisted rental housing restricting elderly residents from owning pets (see H.R. 2145), H2252 [13AP]

ICC: abolish (see H.R. 896), H3345 [12MY]

IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H3681 [18MY]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets (see H.R. 3900), H1345 [15MR]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H1541 [17MR]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1277), H3521 [17MY]

Legislative Branch of the Government: improve operation and administration (H.R. 3801), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H6483 [29JY]

LIHEAP: full expenditure of appropriated funds (see H. Con. Res. 202), H996 [2MR]

Marinas: treatment as offshore facilities (see H. Con. Res. 262), H7195 [8AU]

Medicaid: allow State payments for osteopathic services to children and pregnant women by physicians certified by the American Osteopathic Association medical specialty board (see H.R. 3906), H4343 [10JN]

Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H11201 [6OC]

Members of Congress: establish a national advisory referendum on limiting of terms (see H.R. 3835), H2914 [28AP]

NASA: termination of International Space Station Alpha program (see H.R. 4451), H3681 [18MY]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1254 [10MR]

National American Lacemaker Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 352), H6454 [28JY]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H3156 [5MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 366), H5463 [30JN]

National Decorative Painting Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), H4553 [15JN]

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 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H5872 [19JY]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H7507 [10AU]

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10446 [30SE]

National Men's Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), H3345 [12MY]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 374), H5951 [20JY]

National Park Service: regulate scenic commercial overflights of national parks (see H.R. 4163), H1996 [24MR]

National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 359), H4293 [9JN]

National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]

National Slovak-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), H4995 [24JN]

National Trails Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 327), H4166 [26MY]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H2914 [28AP]

Native Americans: clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake Band of Michigan (see H.R. 4232), H6984 [4AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise regulations and programs (see H.R. 2937, 4597), H1058 [3MR], H4721 [17JN]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see H.R. 4540), H5170 [27JN]

Plants: assist producers in replanting commercially grown trees and plants that are destroyed by damaging weather (see H.R. 4133), H4293 [9JN]

Postal Service: prohibit penalization for use of private express services for certain letters and packets (see H.R. 3796), H286 [3FE]

Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H4166 [26MY]

Public Health Service: revise and extend programs to improve the health of individuals of minority groups (see H.R. 3869), H544 [11FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H. Res. 525), H8696 [18AU]

Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H84 [26JA]

Radioactive substances: clarify Federal obligation to take title and possession of high-level radioactive waste and establish an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility (see H.R. 5061), H9350 [20SE]

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), H4653 [16JN]

Small business: employee access to health insurance (see H.R. 4519), H4391 [13JN]

———participation in business development programs by concerns controlled by individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 794), H2252 [13AP]

———participation in Federal health benefits program (see H.R. 4857), H6482 [29JY]

Small-Town Sunday: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), H11429 [7OC]

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), H1323 [11MR]

States: health care reform prerogatives (see H. Con. Res. 277), H6983 [4AU]

———limit out-of-State solid waste disposal (see H.R. 4779), H5870 [19JY]

Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 3031), H357 [8FE]

———deductibility of expenses incurred in connection with the business use of the home (see H.R. 3407), H4958 [23JN]

———establish medical care savings benefits (see H.R. 3065), H1997 [24MR]

———gifts of publicly traded stock to private foundations (see H.R. 2418), H43 [25JA]

———reform rules relative to subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 4056), H4293 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on luxury passenger vehicles (see H.R. 3039), H5462 [30JN]

———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H1157 [9MR]

———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), H5761 [14JY]

———use of individual retirement accounts as security for certain business loans (see H.R. 3761), H3681 [18MY]

Telecommunications: regulation of exports (see H.R. 2912), H1253 [10MR]

Theodore Levin Federal Building and U.S Courthouse, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 4967), H8755 [19AU]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), H2640 [21AP]

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H4343 [10JN]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H9223 [19SE]

Weapons: prohibit arms sales to countries that are participating in the boycott of Israel (see H.R. 3656), H1898 [22MR]

World War II: commendation to individuals exposed to mustard agents (see H.R. 1055), H43 [25JA]

Year of Gospel Music: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), H5548 [12JY]

Year of the Grandparent: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), H5548 [12JY]

Years of the Girl Child: designate (see H.J. Res. 302), H2583 [20AP]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]

Papers

Potawatomi—Keepers of the Fire: Casey Eyeleshymer, H6726 [3AU]

Remarks by, on

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), H1387 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), H1240 [10MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 373), H7224 [9AU]

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. 375), H965 [2MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: anniversary, E2209 [8OC]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H8981 [21AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), motion to instruct conferees, H5933 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H3737 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H3737 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5268 [28JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5375, H5380, H5394 [29JN]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), H3090 [5MY]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), H11091 [6OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2848 [28AP]

House of Representatives: official mail costs, H4123 [26MY]

Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4454), H4123 [26MY]

NASA: Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network funding, H5380 [29JN]

Native Americans: restore Federal services to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (S. 1066), H6725 [3AU]

NIH: funding, H5268 [28JN]

Radioactive substances: clarify Federal obligation to take title and possession of high-level radioactive waste and establish an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility (H.R. 5057), E1918 [22SE], E2063 [4OC]

Refuse disposal: restrictions on local government flow control authority, H10316 [29SE]

———State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (H.R. 4683), H10316 [29SE]

Space policy: space station program funding, H5394 [29JN]

States: limit out-of-State solid waste disposal (H.R. 4779), H9929 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H9568 [22SE], H10535 [3OC], H10726 [4OC]

Schedules

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): Michigan Indian tribes, D119 [10FE]

Committee on Rules (House): Federal budget, D225 [9MR]

———legislative branch appropriations, D616 [25MY]

———transfer or sale of assault weapons, D487 [4MY]

Texts of

H.R. 5057, Federal Nuclear Waste Responsibility Act, E1918 [22SE], E2063 [4OC]

Tributes

Burkholz, Zoe S., E2085 [6OC]

Ehlers, Representative, H2 [25JA]

Ford, Representative William D., H10841 [4OC]