RAMSTAD, JIM (a Representative from Minnesota)

Articles and editorials

Argument Clinton Isn't Making on Bosnia, Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas J. Feith, Wall Street Journal, H13710 [28NO]

Budgetary Bombast, Robert J. Samuelson, Washington (DC) Post, H9865 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Salas-Velazquez, Oscar: relief (see H.R. 551, 1031), H296 [17JA], H2176 [23FE]

Taxation: treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119), H2584 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312), H1850 [15FE]

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

———line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H537 [23JA]

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H7990 [28JY]

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), H969 [31JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H11442 [30OC], H12084 [9NO]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H1208 [3FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H296 [17JA]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519, 2525), H10726 [24OC], H11830 [7NO]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H6481 [28JN]

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

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H10048 [12OC]

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

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H11587 [31OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H242 [13JA]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H12085 [9NO]

Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H468 [20JA]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H14239 [7DE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1120), H2584 [2MR]

———consolidate Federal job training programs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1120), H4958 [15MY]

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

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140), H7990 [28JY]

———restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H4795 [10MY]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 2090), H10485 [19OC]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H296 [17JA]

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]

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), H970 [31JA]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 2715), H14002 [5DE]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032), H2176 [23FE], H7801 [26JY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H400 [19JA]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753), H969 [31JA]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1850 [15FE]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250), H8597 [6SE], H11441 [30OC]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4105 [3AP]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H6269 [22JN]

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

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1556 [9FE]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H5692 [7JN]

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

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9897 [11OC]

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

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H12190 [13NO]

NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 1701), H11939 [8NO]

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

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]

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

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

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see H.R. 607), H467 [20JA]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13), H163 [9JA]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H3572 [22MR]

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

———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H7550 [24JY]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H9132 [18SE]

———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 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), H10048 [12OC]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H10485 [19OC]

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

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H6913 [12JY]

———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]

TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and private entities (see H.R. 313), H13870 [30NO]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H9591 [27SE]

Remarks by, on

Aviation: extend exemption of transportation fuel tax applicable to commercial aviation, H11212 [26OC]

Bloomington, MN: observance of Bloomington Loves Its Kids' Month, E192 [26JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8098 [1AU]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13238 [17NO]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14823 [13DE]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14823 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention, H10750 [25OC], H13709 [28NO]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14823 [13DE]

Budget: balance, H2786 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10801 [25OC], H11212 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13162 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5302 [18MY]

Courts: eliminate joint and several liability for noneconomic losses in cases involving interstate commerce, H2955 [9MR]

———liability of drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA, H2947 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2886, H2887 [8MR], H2918, H2947, H2955 [9MR]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2674 [6MR]

Crime: require convicted child molesters and abductors to register their whereabouts with law enforcement for 10 years after release or parole from prison, H5593 [25MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6872 [12JY]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H65 [4JA]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H65 [4JA]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H9865 [11OC], H10346 [19OC]

Minnesota: tribute to Sharing and Caring Hands, H5382 [23MY]

Missing Children's Day: observance, H5593 [25MY]

National Police Officers Memorial Day: observance, E1033 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: protect programs for missing and exploited children, H3527 [22MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3527 [22MR]

Safe Boating Week: observance, E1024 [12MY]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13967 [5DE]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (H.R. 607), H882 [30JA]

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), H1944 [21FE]

———rates, H10801 [25OC]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4188, H4215 [5AP]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local government, and tax-exempt organizations (H.R. 1119), E554 [8MR]

TVA: funding, H6872 [12JY]

Wayzata, MN: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 283, E2186 [15NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7548 [24JY], H11937 [8NO]

Special order: granted, H2810 [7MR], H5606 [25MY], H9895 [11OC], H11938 [8NO], H13272 [17NO], H14309 [12DE], H14761 [13DE]

Schedules

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): domestic violence relative to health insurance, D945 [28JY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property: legislative priorities relative to legal reform, D146 [6FE]

Tributes

Hetland, David T., H12067 [9NO]

Larson, John H., E2037 [26OC]

O'Brien, John, E2037 [26OC]

Olson, Donald, E1934 [12OC]

Pauly, Sidney, E787 [5AP]

Turner, John, E2196 [16NO]

Wahl, Rosalie, E2204 [17NO]