LUTHER, WILLIAM P. ``BILL'' (a Representative from Minnesota)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 2090), H7461 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749), H6089 [19JN]

———price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235), H5571 [24MY]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]

———reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343), H2224 [24FE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H7990 [28JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312), H3975 [29MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212), H8536 [4AU]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H4336 [5AP]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4031 [30MR]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6698 [30JN]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H11442 [30OC]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 1739), H6159 [20JN]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H5471 [23MY]

———balance (see H.R. 822, 1516), H4415 [6AP], H5471 [23MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H692 [25JA]

Business and industry: use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 463), H8806 [12SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H12127 [10NO]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H10146 [17OC]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H5623 [6JN]

Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H7257 [19JY]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H5692 [7JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6699 [30JN]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H4546 [3MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (see H.R. 2137), H8725 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 1973), H7461 [21JY]

Dept. of Energy: downsize personnel levels and terminate certain research at nondefense laboratories (see H.R. 1510), H5571 [24MY]

———gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H3975 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H6736 [10JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H11829 [7NO]

Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State permissible levels after vehicular accidents (see H.R. 1982), H8806 [12SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 97), H7068 [17JY]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114), H14765 [13DE]

———contribution limitations for multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 2141), H7990 [28JY]

———prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693), H7068 [17JY]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H5571 [24MY]

———require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H5472 [23MY]

Federal employees: eliminate exemptions of civil service requirements for judicial or legislative branch employees involuntarily separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913), H6159 [20JN]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H7179 [18JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 41), H4441 [1MY]

Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H8994 [14SE]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8904 [13SE]

Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981), H6697 [30JN]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (see H.R. 2169, 2268), H8308 [2AU], H8596 [6SE]

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H8537 [4AU]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3327 [16MR]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H8537 [4AU]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753), H5753 [8JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H. Con. Res. 79), H7068 [17JY]

Health care professionals: training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521), H5472 [23MY]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H4619 [9MY]

House of Representatives: adjournment relative to budget impasse (see H. Res. 278), H13274 [17NO]

———official travel requirements (see H.R. 1222), H9897 [11OC]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H1611 [10FE]

House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40, 134), H5623 [6JN], H9452 [21SE]

———reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250), H8597 [6SE], H11441 [30OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references (see H.R. 1204), H7179 [18JY]

Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4874 [11MY]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on evidence of domestic violence (see H.R. 1191), H4415 [6AP]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H7257 [19JY]

———prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based on age (see H.R. 1614), H5609 [25MY]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H5905 [13JN]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1968 [21FE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H12350 [14NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H9671 [28SE]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H6830 [11JY]

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H3049 [10MR]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8597 [6SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H12190 [13NO]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

National Weather Service: eliminate certain activities and functions (see H.R. 1450), H5571 [24MY]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H8684 [7SE]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H10307 [18OC]

Petroleum: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to private entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 887), H7179 [18JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 117), H14927 [14DE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H8994 [14SE]

Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see H.R. 2216), H8994 [14SE]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H10726 [24OC]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H7461 [21JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H13274 [17NO]

———establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766), H8309 [2AU]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H4177 [4AP]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H7379 [20JY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1080), H2392 [28FE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H10485 [19OC]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H7067 [17JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1442), H4916 [12MY]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H8597 [6SE]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H7461 [21JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4795 [10MY]

———impose a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-controlled corporations (see H.R. 2166), H11587 [31OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H5374 [22MY]

———treatment of charitable risk pools (see H.R. 1299), H6312 [26JN]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 1807, 2030), H6397 [27JN], H7011 [13JY]

Veterans: revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H4915 [12MY]

Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H5609 [25MY]

White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H4415 [6AP]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H13274 [17NO]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7418 [21JY]

Army: rescind funding for museum land acquisition, H6068 [16JN]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), E1815 [20SE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3297 [16MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), E2095 [2NO]

CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7418 [21JY]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 107), H3168 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H5958 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6068 [16JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5876 [13JN], H5958 [14JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5876 [13JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, E1751 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), E1751 [8SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), E1256 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7121, H7130 [18JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7713, H7778 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), E1687 [5AU]

Domestic policy: national objectives, H603 [25JA]

Employment: summer youth jobs program, H3297 [16MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6799 [11JY], E1438 [13JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4988 [16MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6337 [27JN]

Forest Service: road construction and timber sales funding, H7130 [18JY]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, E1256 [15JN]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H13144 [17NO]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance, H6229 [22JN]

Law enforcement: funding to States for the incarceration of illegal aliens, H7713 [26JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6229 [22JN]

Minnesota: tribute to Apple Valley High School girls hockey team, E527 [6MR]

National Ignition Facility: funding, E1438 [13JY]

Nuclear energy: gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding, H6799 [11JY]

OPIC: privatization, H6337 [27JN]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2588 [3MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3777 [24MR]

SBA: funding for the Office of Advocacy, H7778 [26JY]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), E835 [7AP]

Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4988 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H13272 [17NO]

Tributes

McDonough, John T., E317 [10FE]