RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)

Amendments offered by, to

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9032, H9033 [14SE], H9247 [19SE], H9287, H9294 [20SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, H13841 [30NO]

———S. 440, National Highway System designation, H9320 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Israel Could Gain Ground by Exiting South Lebanon, Frederic C. Hof, Christian Science Monitor, E2101 [2NO]

Metcalf Says Byrd Should Be Tarred, Feathered, Peter Coogan, South Whidbey (WA) Record, H4601 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Black Lung Benefits Act: pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 615), H467 [20JA]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H173 [9JA]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H3049 [10MR]

Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 866), H1460 [8FE]

Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572), H11686 [1NO]

West Virginia: modify boundaries of three units of the National Park System (see H.R. 640), H537 [23JA]

———preservation of coal mining heritage (see H.R. 1188), H2988 [9MR]

———technical amendments relative to three units of the National Park System (see H.R. 639), H537 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H7068 [17JY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H7461 [21JY]

Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14765 [13DE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H3732 [23MR]

American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 1301), H3572 [22MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H12506 [15NO]

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

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

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

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H4177 [4AP]

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754), H969 [31JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7378 [20JY]

———establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 1230), H3156 [14MR]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 1969), H9671 [28SE]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H12350 [14NO]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H3733 [23MR]

———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H9363 [20SE]

Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H. Res. 45), H1968 [21FE]

Courts: promote equity and fairness in lawsuits brought against State and local law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1446), H8725 [8SE]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5571 [24MY]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H8904 [13SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 920), H1688 [13FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H13658 [20NO]

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]

———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384), H7461 [21JY]

———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H4795 [10MY]

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), H2176 [23FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8537 [4AU]

Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. Res. 122), H4415 [6AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H4873 [11MY]

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

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H8683 [7SE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]

———protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2029), H7011 [13JY]

FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H4032 [30MR]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1968 [21FE]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 698), H167 [9JA], H2177 [23FE]

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

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4545 [3MY]

———ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H15136 [19DE]

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

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]

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]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H14963 [15DE]

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

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportaion regulations (see H.R. 2539), H10993 [26OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H7917 [27JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9671 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H5367 [18MY]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5374 [22MY]

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

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3327 [16MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3327 [16MR]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H970 [31JA]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H13731 [28NO]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H7257 [19JY]

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

———reform (see H.R. 2152), H9245 [19SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H14310 [12DE]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]

Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H3572 [22MR]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1157 [2FE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H14003 [5DE]

National Highway System: designate (see H.R. 2274, 2349), H8683 [7SE], H9132 [18SE]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H7379 [20JY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H14173 [6DE]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H839 [27JA]

NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H6656 [29JN]

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3572 [22MR]

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

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H4032 [30MR]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (see H.R. 2594), H11938 [8NO]

Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H8534 [4AU]

Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1612 [10FE]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335), H400 [19JA]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4619 [9MY], H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240), H468 [20JA]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1208 [3FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H1752 [14FE]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H10485 [19OC]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371, 394), H2892 [8MR], H6270 [22JN]

Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H4414 [6AP]

Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493), H8537 [4AU]

———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H3416 [21MR]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9591 [27SE]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H3417 [21MR]

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

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H12085 [9NO]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H8684 [7SE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H10484 [19OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H3808 [24MR]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H10147 [17OC]

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H4546 [3MY]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4873 [11MY]

———treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security benefits and income determination (see H.R. 159), H1460 [8FE]

———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027), H2176 [23FE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H1371 [7FE]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1555, H1556 [9FE]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H231 [11JA]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H6270 [22JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H9592 [27SE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H4874 [11MY]

Letters

Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives: Churches for Middle East Peace (organization), E112 [17JA]

Papers

Human Rights and the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process, E113 [17JA]

Remarks by, on

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), H7586 [25JY]

———sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report, H11880 [8NO]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H6861, H6863, H6868 [12JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1230 [6FE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: pneumoconiosis claims (H.R. 615), E146 [20JA]

Bluefield, WV: anniversary of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, E1199 [8JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11198 [26OC]

Coal Mine Health and Safety Act: anniversary, E741 [30MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H2793 [7MR]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Economic Development Administration, H7750 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: funding for programs for educationally disadvantaged children, E1647 [5AU]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7119, H7121 [18JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report, H12390 [15NO], H14811 [13DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 231), H9686, H9689 [29SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H12382 [15NO]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7590, H7594 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration (H. Res. 194), H7392 [21JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7750 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8005 [31JY], E1610, E1614 [3AU], E1647 [5AU]

District of Columbia: increase Federal share of certain transportation project costs (H.R. 2017), H8012, H8013 [31JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6861, H6863, H6868 [12JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4699 [10MY], H4860 [11MY]

Huntington, WV: tribute to Torlone's Community Bakery, E505 [3MR]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12254, H12266, H12301 [14NO]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, H15602 [22DE]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 37), H15602 [22DE]

Israel: occupation of territories in southern Lebanon, E2101 [2NO]

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10684, H10685 [24OC]

Labor unions: collective bargaining rights of mass transit employees, H7590, H7594 [25JY]

Marshall University: tribute to the School of Medicine, E1561 [31JY]

Medicare: reform, H11198 [26OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10341 [19OC]

Metcalf, Representative: comments relative to Senator Byrd, H4601 [9MY], H4792 [10MY]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E112 [17JA]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 357), E26 [4JA]

———moratorium on mining patent claims, H9686, H9689 [29SE]

———moratorium on mining patents claims, H12390 [15NO]

———reform of mining laws, H4676 [10MY]

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9267, H9277, H9287, H9288, H9290, H9291, H9294, H9295, H9298, H9306, H9308 [20SE]

———designate (S. 440), conference report, H13325 [18NO]

New York: extend the deadline for repayment to the Highway Trust Fund, H9298 [20SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H4601 [9MY]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), H7586 [25JY]

———export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference report, H11880 [8NO]

———production of oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico, H11880 [8NO]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11840 [8NO]

Railroads: increase labor protections afforded to employees of small and midsize railroads during acquisitions or mergers, H12301 [14NO]

———regulation of rail lines and rates, H12266 [14NO]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (H.R. 1210), E574 [10MR]

Raleigh County, WV: tribute to Vocational Technical Center, E1298 [20JN]

Roads and highways: allow States to require contractors to provide warranties and guarantees regarding their materials and work, H9306 [20SE]

———maximum speed limit, H9287, H9288, H9290, H9291, H9294, H9295 [20SE]

———prohibit use of Highway Trust Fund for the payment of bonuses to contractors, H9308 [20SE]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4254 [5AP]

Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (H.R. 866), E293 [8FE]

Votes: position on missed, E1455 [18JY]

Water pollution: licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4860 [11MY]

West Virginia: tribute to organizations participating in flood relief efforts, E1483 [20JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4616 [9MY], H4794 [10MY], H7915 [27JY]

Schedules

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): Subcommittee on Workforce Protections: occupational safety and health improvements, D939 [27JY]

Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, D836 [11JY]

———Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, D883 [19JY]

———National Highway System designation, D1115 [19SE]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, H7913 [27JY]

Dingell, Representative, H15197 [19DE]

Kennedy, Joe, E1308 [22JN]

Leftwich, Marilyn, E1494 [21JY]

Ross, Joan, E1253 [15JN]