WICKER, ROGER (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment appropriations, H8665 [7SE]

———H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7791 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War Battlefield (see H.R. 1548), H4511 [2MY]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H13870 [30NO]

States: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2784), H14927 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

AFDC: replace with State block grant programs (see H.R. 513), H242 [13JA]

Agriculture: permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 800), H2306 [27FE]

———price supports (see H.R. 2330), H8993 [14SE]

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

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H12190 [13NO]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 2145), H8063 [31JY]

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

Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H14311 [12DE]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6397 [27JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2606), H12350 [14NO]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H3417 [21MR]

———balance (see H.R. 822), H2487 [1MR]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4916 [12MY]

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

———ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, and contracting (see H.R. 1840), H7917 [27JY]

Committees of the House: require legislation to transfer certain functions of the GPO (see H. Res. 24), H2717 [6MR]

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

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H9592 [27SE]

Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H4511 [2MY]

———prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663), H2224 [24FE]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468), H9897 [11OC]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H10048 [12OC]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4916 [12MY]

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

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H840 [27JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 2343), H8994 [14SE]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H5690 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H6698 [30JN]

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

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H11686 [1NO]

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

Education: low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 1640), H6699 [30JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 732), H3156 [14MR]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H6698 [30JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H6656 [29JN], H8597 [6SE]

Families and domestic relations: adoption services (see H.R. 1066), H2811 [7MR]

———child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]

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

———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 2090), H9245 [19SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H325 [18JA]

Firearms: eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793), H2393 [28FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H. Con. Res. 5), H325 [18JA]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 698), H296 [17JA], H1372 [7FE]

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: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H3879 [28MR]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H6397 [27JN]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4958 [15MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1234, 2220), H4336 [5AP], H14927 [14DE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2306 [27FE]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 847), H1371 [7FE]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H296 [17JA]

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

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

Immigration: prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341), H3417 [21MR]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1018), H2224 [24FE]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2337), H11829 [7NO]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H14238 [7DE]

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

Labor unions: prevent union violence (see H.R. 1796), H9671 [28SE]

Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339), H3417 [21MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving office (see H.R. 459), H3156 [14MR]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H14927 [14DE]

Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]

Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation (see H.R. 1043), H2306 [27FE]

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

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H4105 [3AP]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H2306 [27FE]

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

National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736), H6735 [10JY]

———repeal (see H.R. 370), H296 [17JA]

———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60, 326), H400 [19JA], H6830 [11JY]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1834), H802 [26JA], H5982 [14JN]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H6656 [29JN]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H243 [13JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14765 [13DE]

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

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H10047 [12OC]

Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]

Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (see H.R. 1747), H8597 [6SE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H7550 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H13731 [28NO]

———reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 2145), H8063 [31JY]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H7990 [28JY]

———repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H6698 [30JN]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61), H2306 [27FE]

Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H2306 [27FE]

Small business: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 76), H325 [18JA]

———increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335, 2435), H400 [19JA], H10994 [26OC]

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

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

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H14964 [15DE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H13870 [30NO]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H2892 [8MR]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H2224 [24FE]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10484 [19OC]

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

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

———exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H4873 [11MY]

———nonrecognition of gain on conversion of long-term property through exercise of eminent domain (see H.R. 928), H3276 [15MR]

———one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer (see H.R. 441), H2651 [3MR]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H7550 [24JY]

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

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1212), H7550 [24JY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H10994 [26OC]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1040), H2223 [24FE]

———treatment of medical savings account contributions (see H.R. 354), H2393 [28FE]

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

Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H2651 [3MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H14239 [7DE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H13658 [20NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4443 [2MY], H15209 [20DE]

Factsheets

Budget Reconciliation: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H11211 [26OC]

Letters

Budget reconciliation: R. Bruce Johnson, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H11211 [26OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8811 [13SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7423 [21JY]

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11860 [8NO]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H6857, H6862 [12JY]

Budget: balance, H13353 [20NO]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H5910 [14JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H553 [24JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11211 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13353 [20NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H13154 [17NO]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H835 [27JA]

CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7423 [21JY]

Colleges and universities: use of compulsory student fees by any organization for public policy influence or political campaigns, H8401 [3AU]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Economic Development Administration, H7749 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6061 [16JN], H6122 [20JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H8613 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8613 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: restore funding to family planning programs, H8257 [2AU]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5498 [24MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7749 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8210, H8257 [2AU], H8396, H8401 [3AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6857, H6862 [12JY]

Foreign aid: population assistance funding relative to abortions, H5498 [24MY]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8396 [3AU], H11466 [31OC]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11860 [8NO]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), H14065 [6DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5688 [7JN]

Schedules

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs: political advocacy with taxpayer dollars, D947 [28JY]

Tributes

Stennis, John C., E1043 [16MY]

Whitten, Jamie L., H8811 [13SE]