HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H2894 [8MR]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Taxation: valuation of stock received by employees for performance of services (see H.R. 693), H801 [26JA]

Werner, Norman M.: relief (see H.R. 2656), H13142 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H15575 [21DE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27), H159, H163 [9JA]

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

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

Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H5071 [16MY]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H13274 [17NO]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6159 [20JN]

Broadcasting: reduce restrictions on ownership of stations (see H.R. 1556), H4545 [3MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2530), H10848 [25OC]

———reform process (see H.R. 2599), H11939 [8NO]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519), H11442 [30OC]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H7379 [20JY]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1908 [16FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3880 [28MR]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H5623 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: verification of employee Social Security information (see H.R. 502), H593 [24JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H7801 [26JY]

———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H6656 [29JN]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7257 [19JY]

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

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H468 [20JA], H970 [31JA]

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

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

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H165 [9JA]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H167 [9JA]

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

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

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

FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]

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), H1556 [9FE]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2175 [23FE]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H3049 [10MR]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 923), H1689 [13FE]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77), H231 [11JA]

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

Immigration: asylum reform and prohibition of Federal benefits to certain aliens (see H.R. 375), H296 [17JA]

———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H296 [17JA]

———public charge status of aliens and financial responsibility of sponsors (see H.R. 372), H296 [17JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H7990 [28JY], H8533 [4AU]

Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4874 [11MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7068 [17JY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H3572 [22MR]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H169 [9JA]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H10726 [24OC]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H8725 [8SE]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1968 [21FE]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H4431 [7AP]

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

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 1133), H7916 [27JY]

Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 985), H3417 [21MR]

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

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

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H14003 [5DE]

———revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H14765 [13DE]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H9897 [11OC]

———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4432 [7AP]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H7379 [20JY]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H4958 [15MY]

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

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H3879 [28MR]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4512 [2MY]

POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458), H6699 [30JN]

Public utilities: permit registered holding companies to provide telecommunications services (see H.R. 912), H1688 [13FE]

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

Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122), H1611 [10FE]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H7067 [17JY]

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2481), H10076 [13OC]

Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681), H691 [25JA]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H13658 [20NO]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4619 [9MY], H13731 [28NO]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 201), H537 [23JA]

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

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H1372 [7FE]

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

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 897), H1611 [10FE]

Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H15575 [21DE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9363 [20SE]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H6830 [11JY]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H9452 [21SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H9592 [27SE]

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

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4415 [6AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H6481 [28JN]

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

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

———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), H4916 [12MY]

Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (see H.R. 1555), H4545 [3MY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 558), H325 [18JA]

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), H6200 [21JN]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631), H537 [23JA]

Veterans: change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513), H7550 [24JY]

———dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative to remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469), H1556 [9FE]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H296 [17JA]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H7990 [28JY]

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H4546 [3MY]

Remarks by, on

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report, H11874 [8NO]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1258 [6FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H713 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11349 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6589 [29JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7853 [27JY], H7927 [28JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 38), H343 [19JA]

Herrera, Gilbert: Ex-Student Association Outstanding Young Texas-Ex Award recipient, E997 [11MY]

Herrera, Gilbert A.: University of Texas Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award recipient, E1361 [29JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9527 [27SE]

Laroche, Joe and Pattie: Child Welfare League Foster Parents of the Year for the Southern States award recipients, E504 [3MR]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference report, H11874 [8NO]

———production of oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico, H11874 [8NO]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9808 [11OC]

Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the international space station (H.R. 1601), H9561, H9565 [27SE]

———space station program funding, H7853 [27JY], H7927 [28JY]

Taxation: valuation of stock received by employees for performance of services (H.R. 693), E188 [26JA]

Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8459 [4AU]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8459, H8484 [4AU]

Texas: tribute to the Whitesboro and Gunter High Schools' girls' basketball teams, E466 [28FE]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 558), consideration (H. Res. 313), H15252 [20DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1906 [16FE]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): Communications Act, D956 [31JY]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms, D324 [9MR]

———international space station development, assembly, and operation, D1134 [21SE]

Tributes

Becknell, Kathleen H., E1368 [30JN]

Blacketer, Don, E190 [26JA]

Callan, Jack, E431 [24FE]

Devall, Charles K., E430 [24FE]

Dingell, Representative, H15197 [19DE]

Farmer, Andrew M. (Toby), E2416 [19DE]

Flowers, Warren, E357 [16FE]

Gibbs, Andrew J., E2414 [19DE]

Rodes, W.M. (Pete), E186 [26JA]

Shepperd, John Ben, E2185 [15NO]

Smith, Frank B., E1365 [29JN]

Spence, Ralph, E1497 [21JY]

Stanton, Austin N., E508 [3MR]