BUNNING, JIM (a Representative from Kentucky)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7012 [13JY], H7354 [20JY]

Appointments

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

———S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act, H8608 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

FRS: stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of operations (see H.R. 949), H1849 [15FE]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 120, 1612), H167 [9JA], H4873 [11MY]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]

———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]

———tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H. Res. 209), H8309 [2AU]

Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see H.R. 2199), H8533 [4AU]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H14927 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H5982 [14JN]

Agriculture: purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147), H8597 [6SE]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1281 [6FE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 6), H175 [9JA]

———line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H5072 [16MY]

Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities (see H.R. 209), H2064 [22FE]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H969 [31JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H10994 [26OC], H12084 [9NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161 [9JA], H538 [23JA]

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

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96), H6083 [16JN]

———prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 139), H537 [23JA]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]

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

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]

Crime: antiracketeering laws (see H.R. 230), H243 [13JA]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H8725 [8SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 142, 1118), H537 [23JA], H5374 [22MY]

Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 1098), H3156 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H3417 [21MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H167 [9JA], H889 [30JA]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H5692 [7JN]

Executive departments: ensure that any expenditure of U.S. Government funds remain accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57), H1281 [6FE]

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

Families and domestic relations: strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]

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

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 464), H296 [17JA]

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94), H2306 [27FE]

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 regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H296 [17JA]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4873 [11MY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H177 [9JA]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H5691 [7JN]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 138), H4511 [2MY]

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), H7990 [28JY], H8533 [4AU]

Investments: facilitate asset security through certain investment trusts (see H.R. 1967), H8537 [4AU]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H10848 [25OC]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H8597 [6SE]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 106, 2022), H166 [9JA], H6913 [12JY]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H7012 [13JY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2651 [3MR]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H2224 [24FE]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 2350), H12350 [14NO]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H2651 [3MR]

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

Mining and mineral resources: provide States with exclusive jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within their borders (see H.R. 2372), H11939 [8NO]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H10307 [18OC]

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H400 [19JA]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H3808 [24MR]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8063 [31JY]

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

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

Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H4441 [1MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H5692 [7JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H5982 [14JN]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283), H13731 [28NO]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H6656 [29JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

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

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H5753 [8JN]

———repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H7012 [13JY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H801 [26JA]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H. Con. Res. 109), H10848 [25OC]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H10726 [24OC]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H1752 [14FE]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H14003 [5DE]

———deductibility of certain home office expenses (see H.R. 40), H296 [17JA]

———earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H2064 [22FE]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H7012 [13JY]

———exclude length of service awards for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from limitations on deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 1893), H6158 [20JN]

———income tax credit for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 41), H164 [9JA]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1686), H5471 [23MY]

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

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039), H7011 [13JY]

———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), H6697 [30JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H6698 [30JN]

———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 capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H164 [9JA]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H10848 [25OC]

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

———treatment of foreign source income of U.S.-owned multinational insurance companies (see H.R. 2201), H8533 [4AU]

———treatment of interest paid on educational loans (see H.R. 1793), H5752 [8JN]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370), H4031 [30MR]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5609 [25MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see H.R. 2283), H8684 [7SE]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265), H8684 [7SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 1434), H5471 [23MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H12351 [15NO]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance of privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals, H6002 [15JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration (H. Res. 251), H11596 [1NO]

Agriculture: extension service program and tobacco crop insurance funding, H7352 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7352, H7354, H7356 [20JY]

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to Beer Drinkers of America Party Smart Program, E899 [2MY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H6858 [12JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1260 [6FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14838 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 247), H11402 [30OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H705 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10788 [25OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13160 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5154 [17MY], H5262 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H6002 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7201, H7236 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7518 [24JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6858 [12JY]

FDA: funding for construction of a buildings complex for FDA consolidation, H7201 [19JY]

House Rules: treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), H15597 [22DE]

———treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), consideration (H. Res. 322), H15590 [22DE]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws, H245 [17JA]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10330, H10377 [19OC]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H893 [31JA], H1215 [6FE]

———reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2455 [1MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3526 [22MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 117), H3349 [21MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H4159 [4AP]

———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (H.R. 8), H128 [5JA]

———increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), H10869 [26OC]

———increase earnings limit (H.R. 2668), H13351 [20NO]

———increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13962, H13965, H13969 [5DE]

———maintain link between senior citizen and blind persons earnings test limit, H13969 [5DE]

———tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (H. Res. 209), H8180 [2AU]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1940 [21FE]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, H3997 [30MR]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H3983 [30MR], H4159 [4AP], H4225 [5AP]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship, H7236 [19JY]

Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8458 [4AU]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8458 [4AU]

Transportation: fixed guideway systems funding, H7518 [24JY]

Votes: position on missed, H4827 [11MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2714 [6MR], H4794 [10MY]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): Contract With America Tax Relief Act, D440 [29MR]