PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments offered by, to

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H404 [19JA], H538 [23JA], H936 [31JA]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act, H3027 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343), H173 [9JA]

Chemicals: sulfur dioxide reportable quantity for regulatory notification (see H.R. 2595), H11938 [8NO]

Federal employees: constitutional amendment to limit years of employment (see H.J. Res. 39), H176 [9JA]

Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2486), H10146 [17OC]

Surplus Government property: consolidate control and utilization (see H.R. 1882), H6082 [16JN]

Taxation: treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 838), H1281 [6FE]

———treatment of unemployment compensation from Indian tribal governments (see H.R. 1881), H6082 [16JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H11441 [30OC]

———establish marketing loans and total acreage base for upland cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, and wheat (see H.R. 2532), H10848 [25OC]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H10147 [17OC]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H2989 [9MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312), H2306 [27FE]

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

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

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

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H7699 [25JY]

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

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4031 [30MR]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H9245 [19SE]

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

Budget: balance (see H.R. 822), H1207 [3FE]

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

———deficit (see H. Res. 94), H2176 [23FE]

———deficit, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 94), H9452 [21SE]

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

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

Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H7699 [25JY]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H1908 [16FE]

Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 21), H3975 [29MR]

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

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5753 [8JN]

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

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3, 920), H593 [24JA], H1688 [13FE]

———restitution for victims (see H.R. 711), H802 [26JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H12190 [13NO]

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]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6699 [30JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H2306 [27FE]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H3975 [29MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1752 [14FE]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H14239 [7DE]

———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H593 [24JA]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 2090), H11829 [7NO]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H5983 [14JN]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H231 [11JA]

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H6270 [22JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H970 [31JA]

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), H5691 [7JN]

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

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H325 [18JA]

———reform (see H.R. 994), H7012 [13JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2651 [3MR]

———require one-call notification system to protect against chemical spills (see H.R. 2440), H9738 [29SE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H8725 [8SE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2584 [2MR]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H231 [11JA]

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 32), H3327 [16MR]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1425), H4413 [6AP]

Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way (see H. Res. 25), H1372 [7FE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1208 [3FE]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H9245 [19SE]

———clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H8597 [6SE]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H7179 [18JY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6656 [29JN]

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

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H970 [31JA]

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 3, 76), H400 [19JA], H2892 [8MR]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H13142 [16NO]

Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772), H1050 [1FE]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]

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), H14765 [13DE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499), H241 [13JA]

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

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H6698 [30JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 1732), H6699 [30JN]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H6699 [30JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H5190 [17MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides (see H.R. 1680), H5905 [13JN]

———definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H5191 [17MY]

Petroleum: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to private entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 887), H2487 [1MR]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H5190 [17MY]

———improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995), H6698 [30JN]

POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460), H4433 [7AP]

Public buildings: permit State and local governments to lease or sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal grants (see H.R. 1907), H12506 [15NO]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5905 [13JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H6396 [27JN]

———reform (see H.R. 982), H1907 [16FE]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H8684 [7SE]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H6699 [30JN]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H164 [9JA]

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

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

———establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766), H8309 [2AU]

———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), H8063 [31JY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 24, 1080), H2306 [27FE], H2392 [28FE]

Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the public performance of sound recordings by means of digital transmission (see H.R. 1506), H7257 [19JY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H14238 [7DE]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H7179 [18JY]

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), H13658 [20NO]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H5471 [23MY]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 677), H1208 [3FE]

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

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6831 [11JY]

———treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 2232), H8535 [4AU]

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

———treatment of livestock sold on account of weather conditions (see H.R. 1588), H5623 [6JN]

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), H4512 [2MY]

Veterans: Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 2510), H10484 [19OC]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385), H6159 [20JN]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H5571 [24MY]

Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H5609 [25MY]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H7257 [19JY]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H8536 [4AU]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7432 [21JY]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 151), H5311 [18MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11348 [26OC]

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

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5129, H5130 [17MY], H5256 [18MY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H10664 [24OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: market promotion programs personnel salary funding, H7432 [21JY]

Executive departments: recordkeeping requirements, H2025 [22FE]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), H2025, H2029 [22FE]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), conference report, H4375, H4377 [6AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4706, H4733, H4734 [10MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H356 [19JA], H936 [31JA]

Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel, H13971 [5DE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2089, H2116, H2146 [23FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), insert language of H.R. 450 in lieu, H5097, H5098, H5101, H5102 [17MY]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), consideration (H. Res. 96), H2236 [27FE]

Health: exempt water purity and food safety regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2116 [23FE]

House Rules: replace Consent Calendar with a Corrections Calendar (H. Res. 168), H6110 [20JN]

Hunting and trapping: exempt recreational and subsistence activities from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2146 [23FE]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (H. Res. 238), H10322 [19OC]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3394 [21MR], H3683 [23MR]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2508 [2MR], H2605 [3MR]

Shirrick, Don: Knights of Columbus Minnesota Knight of the Year award recipient, E1229 [13JN]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): Federal budget, D616 [16MY]