CHENOWETH, HELEN (a Representative from Idaho)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7226 [19JY]

Articles and editorials

Balanced Budget or Bust, Business Week (publication), H7692 [25JY]

Commerce Department Seen Less Vital Than Deficit Cut—Business Support Wanes for Agency, Richard Lawrence, Journal of Commerce, H7692 [25JY]

Congress Can Trim Medicare, Boise (ID) Idaho Statesman, H10372 [19OC]

Orphan Agency—A Little of Everything Is Done at Department of Commerce Today—Vague Mission Is One Reason It Makes GOP Hit List; Business Sheds Few Tears, Helene Cooper, Wall Street Journal, H7693 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: compensate producers for damages incurred due to trade embargoes (see H.R. 2263), H8596 [6SE]

———coverage of seed crops under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program (see H.R. 2093), H7461 [21JY]

National forests: penalties for tree spiking (see H.R. 2094), H7461 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Agriculture: permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 800), H1156 [2FE]

———purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147), H8063 [31JY]

———research, promotion, and market development of canola and rapeseed products (see H.R. 2509), H10484 [19OC]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1968 [21FE]

Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592), H1372 [7FE]

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

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

Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H10993 [26OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H8537 [4AU]

Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 579), H1281 [6FE]

———abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities (see H.R. 209), H2064 [22FE]

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

BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the States (see H.R. 2032), H8597 [6SE]

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

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

———balance (see H.R. 822), H4415 [6AP]

CERCLA: moratorium on enforcement actions against certain individuals (see H.R. 795), H1689 [13FE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H3572 [22MR]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 87, 93), H4546 [3MY], H5608 [25MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128), H8537 [4AU], H9132 [18SE]

Committees of the House: reporting of legislation relative to streamlining Government rules and regulations (see H. Res. 97), H3573 [22MR]

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]

Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order against certain continuing resolutions (see H.R. 2197), H8994 [14SE]

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

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

Courts: State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170), H3879 [28MR]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H4430 [7AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H2717 [6MR]

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. 2198), H8533 [4AU]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9738 [29SE]

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

———student loan reform (see H.R. 1501), H4431 [7AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2072), H9364 [20SE]

———protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose Senators and Representatives (see H.R. 1104), H2486 [1MR]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 490), H1752 [14FE]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 109), H10147 [17OC]

———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739, 1005), H1157 [2FE], H2717 [6MR], H2892 [8MR]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H4618 [9MY]

Executive departments: ensure that any expenditure of U.S. Government funds remain accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57), H1281 [6FE]

———prevent encroachment into legislative powers or unconstitutional actions (see H.R. 807), H1157 [2FE]

Families and domestic relations: 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), H8537 [4AU]

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

Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 2393), H9505 [25SE]

———eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793), H1156 [2FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78, 2470; H. Con. Res. 5), H692 [25JA], H890 [30JA], H9897 [11OC]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 698), H1281 [6FE], H1850 [15FE]

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

Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2989 [9MR]

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

———imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H15087 [18DE]

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

Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 862), H10848 [25OC]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H803 [26JA]

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

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H3733 [23MR]

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft (see H.R. 2568), H11686 [1NO]

House of Representatives: reform (see H.R. 215), H169 [9JA]

———require that certain legislation be accompanied by a statement of constitutional authority (see H. Res. 106), H2716 [6MR]

———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H10848 [25OC]

Housing: residency requirements for aliens relative to occupancy in public housing (see H.R. 605), H1281 [6FE]

Immigration: deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully in the U.S. for more than one year and prohibit adjustments of status for illegal aliens (see H.R. 1765), H6736 [10JY]

———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H12085 [9NO]

Independent counsel: reauthorize (see H.R. 892), H5190 [17MY]

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), H8536 [4AU]

Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way (see H. Res. 25), H1850 [15FE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8536 [4AU]

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

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H3808 [24MR]

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

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 2771), H14764 [13DE]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 3, 76), H231 [11JA], H3733 [23MR]

———make pay subject to annual appropriations (see H.R. 2351), H10848 [25OC]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80), H1752 [14FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9592 [27SE]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H2651 [3MR]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H9897 [11OC]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H1611 [10FE], H13142 [16NO]

National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426), H2716 [6MR]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H4511 [2MY]

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

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H840 [27JA]

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512), H4620 [9MY]

———status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H7699 [25JY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H1611 [10FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H6656 [29JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H2306 [27FE]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283), H15238 [20DE]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H2487 [1MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14239 [7DE]

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

Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H1689 [13FE]

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

Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H14765 [13DE]

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464), H12350 [14NO]

———privatization (see H.R. 210), H6396 [27JN]

Public lands: convey certain reclamation project lands to beneficiaries of the projects and devise a distribution scheme for such revenues (see H.R. 1232), H3156 [14MR]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H6913 [12JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1146), H2810 [7MR]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427, 1007), H4415 [6AP], H8806 [12SE]

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

Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70), H5367 [18MY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H1968 [21FE]

———liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2522), H12506 [15NO]

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

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2651 [3MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4619 [9MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H14964 [15DE]

SSI: eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to children (see H.R. 224), H3879 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H10485 [19OC]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H1850 [15FE]

Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H4336 [5AP]

———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1575), H4545 [3MY]

———capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H13658 [20NO]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H13930 [4DE]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H4795 [10MY]

———earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H2584 [2MR]

———impose a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-controlled corporations (see H.R. 2166), H11587 [31OC]

———incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see H.R. 2364), H9364 [20SE]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H1281 [6FE]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H3156 [14MR]

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H3156 [14MR]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039), H11686 [1NO]

———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), H12350 [14NO]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H4177 [4AP]

———treatment of cash rents relative to special estate tax valuation rules (see H.R. 501), H3733 [23MR]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H9739 [29SE]

———treatment of hard apple cider (see H.R. 2078), H8537 [4AU]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H6046 [15JN]

———treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (see H.R. 1497), H4431 [7AP]

Television: prohibit pay-per-view charges for entertainment events that receive public financial support (see H.R. 934), H3572 [22MR]

———public performance copyright restrictions on professional sports programs viewing at places of public accommodation (see H.R. 935), H3572 [22MR]

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), H3572 [22MR]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631), H5623 [6JN]

———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535), H11587 [31OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745), H6699 [30JN]

———land exchange at Snowbasin Ski Area (see H.R. 2402), H9898 [11OC]

Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H1689 [13FE]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H4546 [3MY]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H9591 [27SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H9245 [19SE]

Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555), H11441 [30OC]

Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1743), H8684 [7SE]

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]

———moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220), H3733 [23MR]

Documents

Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program, H8794-H8798 [12SE]

Letters

Agricultural export programs: V. Thomas Geary, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, E1314 [22JN]

Mandate specified level of timber salvage sales on Federal lands: President Clinton, H8800 [12SE]

———Representatives Charles H. Taylor and Dicks, H8798 [12SE]

———several Federal agencies, H8794 [12SE]

Memorandums

Mandate Specified Level of Timber Salvage Sales on Federal Lands: James R. Lyons, Dept. of Agriculture, and Mike Dornbeck, BLM, H8799 [12SE]

———President Clinton, H8800 [12SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit funding for international population assistance activities, H6457 [28JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1237 [6FE]

BATF: merit-based salary upgrades, H7226 [19JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13241 [17NO]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14842 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention, H14230, H14231, H14234 [7DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H250 [17JA], H678 [25JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3239 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, H14179 [7DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (S. Con. Res. 21), H9713 [29SE]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, H7691, H7694 [25JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5627 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7131, H7132 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7226 [19JY]

Endangered Species Act: reform, H8789 [12SE]

Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2538, H2546, H2547 [2MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4862, H4863 [11MY], H4980 [16MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6457 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H11539 [31OC]

Forests: mandate specified level of timber salvage sales on Federal lands, H3153 [14MR], H3239 [15MR], H8789 [12SE]

House Rules: proxy votes in committees or subcommittees, H58 [4JA]

———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H58 [4JA]

Law enforcement: investigation of Federal law enforcement actions at Ruby Ridge, ID, H8790-H8794 [12SE]

Medicare: reform, H10288 [18OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10372 [19OC]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H965 [31JA]

———reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2456 [1MR]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1833 [15FE]

Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1833 [15FE]

Population: funding for international family planning programs, H11539 [31OC]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (H.R. 1713), H8060 [31JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3720 [23MR]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2522, H2538, H2546, H2547 [2MR], H2592, H2600 [3MR]

Social Compact (community development coalition): Outstanding Community Investment Award recipients, E1064 [17MY]

Taxation: treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (H.R. 1497), E870 [7AP]

Votes: position on missed, H7819 [27JY], H14204 [7DE]

Water pollution: licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4862, H4863 [11MY]

Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4980 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1906 [16FE], H7799 [26JY], H14001 [5DE]

Special order: granted, H4430 [7AP], H10305 [18OC], H14236 [7DE]

Schedules

Committee on Appropriations (House): Subcommittee on Interior: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement, D975 [2AU]

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs: Indian child welfare, D579 [10MY]