BARCIA, JAMES A. (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105), H9738 [29SE]

Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2670), H13658 [20NO]

Taxation: simplify the assessment and collection of the excise tax on arrows (see H.R. 59), H165 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]

Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H3417 [21MR]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H7379 [20JY]

Angeles National Forest: prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill (see H.R. 924), H1689 [13FE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]

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

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded due to friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 1376), H6736 [10JY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H2651 [3MR]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 206), H11686 [1NO]

Budget: balance (see H.R. 822), H1207 [3FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28, 53), H175 [9JA], H468 [20JA]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H8725 [8SE]

———treatment of abandoned infants relative to foster care (see H.R. 1044), H3327 [16MR]

Clean Air Act: marginal area requirements relative to ozone concentrations (see H.R. 581), H399 [19JA]

Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 2105), H8904 [13SE]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H5609 [25MY]

———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]

Correctional institutions: exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act for inmates in certain programs (see H.R. 868), H6083 [16JN]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H9591 [27SE]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H6481 [28JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H14239 [7DE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2442), H12350 [14NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H9592 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H5623 [6JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4441 [1MY]

EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H6699 [30JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H1849 [15FE]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. Res. 27), H231 [11JA]

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H6270 [22JN]

Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H6397 [27JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 2634), H13870 [30NO]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78; H. Con. Res. 5), H165 [9JA], H2651 [3MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H296 [17JA]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H7550 [24JY]

———expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H3572 [22MR]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458), H11939 [8NO]

FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1055), H4032 [30MR]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2671), H14311 [12DE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H468 [20JA]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2651 [3MR]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753), H2584 [2MR]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 572), H399 [19JA]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H243 [13JA]

House Rules: treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20), H970 [31JA]

Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H5471 [23MY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H5471 [23MY]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 2022), H6913 [12JY]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H6481 [28JN]

———osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]

Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14172 [6DE]

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3), H162 [9JA], H1157 [2FE]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H8994 [14SE]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8806 [12SE]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H13804 [29NO]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H3879 [28MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H6083 [16JN], H13142 [16NO]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H14239 [7DE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H12128 [10NO]

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

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H6656 [29JN]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H400 [19JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H6083 [16JN]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13658 [20NO]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6830 [11JY]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H6698 [30JN]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058), H2651 [3MR]

Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1968 [21FE]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 1666), H12350 [14NO]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3808 [24MR]

Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H2392 [28FE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10047 [12OC]

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

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6159 [20JN]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H9738 [29SE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5571 [24MY]

———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H2306 [27FE]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H1689 [13FE]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1051 [1FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H11767 [2NO]

———treatment of charitable contributions to private organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 2225), H8534 [4AU]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452), H11442 [30OC]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]

———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H2306 [27FE]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H14765 [13DE]

———treatment of undergraduate and post-secondary vocational education tuition and fees (see H.R. 2543), H14311 [12DE]

Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]

Veterans: change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513), H6656 [29JN]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H400 [19JA]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H6200 [21JN]

———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), H15087 [18DE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11615 [1NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7318 [20JY]

Akron, MI: anniversary of Bethel United Methodist Church, E1695 [7AU]

Bay City, MI: anniversary of Christian Assembly Church, E1861 [28SE]

Bay City (MI) Times: tribute to award winning ``Cleaning Our Troubled Waters'' series, E2425 [20DE]

Bay County, MI: tribute to Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program, E48 [5JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11213 [26OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4569 [9MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7866 [27JY]

Flint, MI: anniversary of Insight Recovery Center, E1855 [28SE]

Frankenmuth, MI: anniversary of Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, E886 [1MY]

———tribute to Oktoberfest celebration, E1789 [14SE]

Government regulations: peer review panel guidelines, H2345 [28FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2345 [28FE]

Human Development Commission: anniversary, E738 [30MR]

Jones, Dean L.: Marine Corps Aviation Association's Kennth A. Innis Award for Aviation Command and Control Marine of the Year recipient, E1828 [21SE]

Junior Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Jaycee Alliance, E1332 [27JN]

Losco County, MI: tribute to Kanotin Club, E869 [7AP]

Lutheran Brotherhood (organization): tribute, E1932 [12OC]

Medicare: reform, H5908 [14JN], H9650 [28SE]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10370 [19OC]

Michigan: anniversary of Thumb National Bank & Trust Co., E1514 [25JY]

———tribute to AuSable Valley High Risk Youth Diversion-Middle School Success Program, E2375 [18DE]

Pigeon, MI: anniversary of Scheurer Hospital, E887 [1MY]

Rechsteiner, Frank: Boys and Girls Club of Bay County, MI, Helping Hand Award recipient, E1023 [12MY]

Saginaw, MI: anniversary of Delphi Chassis Systems, Inc., E1320 [22JN]

———anniversary of Opportunities Industrialization Center, E140 [19JA]

———establishment of sister city status with Awaka, Nigeria, E2077 [31OC]

———Frontiers Club anniversary, E2029 [25OC]

———tribute to Gang Crime Task Force, E822 [7AP]

Sebewaing, MI: anniversary of VFW Post 4115, E1260 [15JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2345 [28FE], H10118 [17OC]

Week Without Violence: designate (S. Res. 180), E1941 [12OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9669 [28SE]

Tributes

Arndt, Leslie E., E1696 [7AU]

Barnes, David, E1074 [18MY]

Booms, Gerald L., E2418 [19DE]

Brooks, Phillip A., E367 [16FE]

Collison, Jim, E1502 [24JY]

Cunningham, William T., Jr., E1319 [22JN]

Curtiss, Charles B., E1882 [29SE]

Dingell, Representative, H15191 [19DE]

Holmes, Gerald E., E2229 [20NO]

Jaffe, Mark, E1121 [25MY]

Jolly, Hubert and Helen, E1440 [13JY]

Laskowski, Jack, E2035 [26OC], E2074 [31OC]

Leipprandt, Ted, E1583 [2AU]

Martin, Corinne, E842 [7AP]

Miller, William F., E692 [24MR]

Pearson, Robert, E740 [30MR]

Portnoy, Leonard, E2414 [19DE]

Regulski, Michael, E1865 [28SE]

Ruhland, Ron, E1579 [2AU]

Schmidt, Herb and Helen, E1394 [30JN]

Smrecak, Don, E2254 [29NO]

Stebbins, Ronald W., E2416 [19DE]

Washington, Thomas L., E2322 [8DE]

Wituki, Erv, E2257 [29NO]