SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8904 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5883 [13JN], H6008 [15JN]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1760 [14FE], H1809, H1840 [15FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]

———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]

———S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, H7587 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

On Becoming an American Citizen, Mary Dwyer, Lexington County (SC) Chronicle, E1866 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 77), H1555 [9FE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations (see H.J. Res. 102), H8173 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1530), H4510 [2MY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see H.R. 1347), H3974 [29MR]

Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Program: amend guarantee fee provisions (see H.R. 1346), H3974 [29MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1), H162 [9JA]

National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7, 872), H160 [9JA], H1554 [9FE]

Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and maintenance (see H.R. 1349), H3974 [29MR]

Panama Canal Commission: reconstitute as a U.S. Government corporation (see H.R. 1348), H3974 [29MR]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 1350), H3974 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H8597 [6SE]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3733 [23MR]

———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H10485 [19OC]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7801 [26JY]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H10994 [26OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H161 [9JA]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6698 [30JN]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2177 [23FE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H11939 [8NO]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H14172 [6DE]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (see H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670), H2223 [24FE], H4177 [4AP], H5366 [18MY]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H9363 [20SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H1752 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H10848 [25OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H6830 [11JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H8806 [12SE]

Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H9132 [18SE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8994 [14SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H468 [20JA]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H13274 [17NO]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H. Con. Res. 5), H2651 [3MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 698), H2487 [1MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678), H6083 [16JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4177 [4AP]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H400 [19JA]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H9671 [28SE]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77), H165 [9JA]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12506 [15NO]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]

Hunley (C.S.S.): conveyance to South Carolina (see H.R. 1741), H7012 [13JY]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H4915 [12MY]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H8361 [3AU], H8533 [4AU]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H8806 [12SE]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H14963 [15DE]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H12128 [10NO]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H4415 [6AP]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H9591 [27SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H8597 [6SE]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4795 [10MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H13804 [29NO]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H2811 [7MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H6083 [16JN]

POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458), H8361 [3AU]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240), H2487 [1MR]

———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H1281 [6FE]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2892 [8MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4511 [2MY]

South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 1553), H4545 [3MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]

———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H179 [9JA]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H4433 [7AP]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H3156 [14MR]

———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal residences (see H.R. 593), H399 [19JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776, 2778), H14764 [13DE], H14964 [15DE]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H11686 [1NO]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H4512 [2MY]

Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H.R. 2483), H10146 [17OC]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H164 [9JA]

———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1752 [14FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H13142 [16NO]

Biographies

Murray, Charles P., Jr., E1912 [11OC]

Letters

Antipersonnel landmines: John M. Shalikashvili, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, H14795 [13DE]

Merchant marine jurisdiction within congresional committees: by, H849 [30JA]

Personal Responsibility Act: by, H3353 [21MR]

START II Treaty ratification: by, S19207 [22DE]

Motions offered by

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H9402 [21SE]

Remarks by, on

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13223 [17NO]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14854 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 247), H11407 [30OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E231 [31JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15151 [19DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5305 [18MY]

Chemicals: use of tritium in producing nuclear weapons, H5997 [15JN]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws, H5925 [14JN]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8862 [13SE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations (H.J. Res. 102), H8685 [8SE]

Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program: funding, H5965 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H5956 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5782, H5789, H5866, H5874 [13JN], H5925, H5937, H5947, H5950, H5952, H5954, H5956, H5965 [14JN], H5997 [15JN], H9399, H9400 [21SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, H14946, H14948, H14950, H14952, H14954 [15DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), corrections in engrossment, H6021 [15JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), motion to recommit, H6019 [15JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5874 [13JN]

———B-52 bomber funding, H14954 [15DE]

———educational impact aid funding for school-aged dependents of military personnel, H6019 [15JN]

———funding for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs relative to Russian biological weapons production, H5866 [13JN]

———reduction of missile defense systems and application of savings to military personnel, H5952, H5954 [14JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6426 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H14795 [13DE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (H. Con. Res. 1), H107 [4JA]

National security: national missile defense systems, H5937, H5947, H5950 [14JN]

———national missile defense systems funding, H1841 [15FE]

———revitalize (H.R. 7), H1810, H1841 [15FE], H1856, H1857 [16FE], H9400 [21SE]

———revitalize (H.R. 7), corrections in engrossment, H1890 [16FE]

———revitalize (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H1888 [16FE]

———revitalize (H.R. 872), E384 [16FE]

Navy Supply Corps: anniversary, E413 [23FE]

Romania: observance of National Day, E2273 [30NO]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), H14062 [6DE]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H5789 [13JN], H5937, H5947, H5950 [14JN]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems, H1810 [15FE]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H14795 [13DE]

World War II: closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, E1912 [11OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H12071 [9NO]

Reports filed

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations: Committee on National Security (House) (H.J. Res. 102) (H. Rept. 104-220), H8173 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 104-406), H14764 [13DE]

———Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 104-131), H5622 [6JN]

Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military Use: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 104-28), H1751 [14FE]

Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-107), H5622 [6JN]

National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18), H1280 [6FE]

Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1350) (H. Rept. 104-229), H8360 [3AU]

Rules

Committee on National Security (House), H1366-H1368 [7FE]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Defense appropriations, D696 [7JN]

———national security revitalization, D184 [13FE]

———revise and streamline Federal acquisition laws, D1079 [12SE]

Tributes

Dwyer, Mary, E1866 [28SE]

Evans, Lewis V., IV, E1724 [7SE]

Fox, Charles L., E929 [2MY]

Murray, Charles P., Jr., E1912 [11OC]

Sattler, John, E1590 [2AU]

Sullivan, Gordon R., E1265 [15JN]