METCALF, JACK (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments offered by, to

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H10228 [18OC]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), H7502 [24JY]

Analyses

Fishery Conservation and Management Act (H.R. 39), H9118-H9120 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Getting Our Troops Into the Trenches by Christmas, Caspar W. Weinberger, Forbes (publication), H14145 [6DE]

Metcalf Says Byrd Should Be Tarred, Feathered, H4601 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Forest Service: require Timber Sales Program be financed by receipts from sales (see H.R. 1439), H4414 [6AP]

Hutchings, Sara, Jade and Jordan: relief (see H.R. 2478), H10047 [12OC]

Schaffert, Richard W.: relief (see H.R. 1420), H4336 [5AP]

Sundown (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2191), H8361 [3AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H840 [27JA]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H297 [17JA]

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H8174 [1AU]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H2064 [22FE]

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 799), H1156 [2FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770), H10994 [26OC], H12084 [9NO], H14764 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417), H9898 [11OC]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H2177 [23FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28, 53), H231 [11JA], H296 [17JA], H325 [18JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. Res. 66), H4873 [11MY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H13731 [28NO]

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

Coins: authorize minting of platinum and gold coins and reform commemorative coin program (see H.R. 2614), H13274 [17NO]

———issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H3733 [23MR]

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

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H4431 [7AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]

Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110), H7699 [25JY]

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]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2072), H7256 [19JY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8994 [14SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H4873 [11MY]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H5905 [13JN]

Executive departments: 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]

Federal employees: allow contributions to medical savings accounts under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341), H8994 [14SE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 1487), H4620 [9MY]

Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708), H5571 [24MY]

Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 2363), H9245 [19SE]

———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H4619 [9MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 14, 79), H3416, H3417 [21MR]

Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1968 [21FE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458), H13142 [16NO]

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

FRS: stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of operations (see H.R. 949), H1908 [16FE]

Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H2176 [23FE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions on small business (see H.R. 839), H1281 [6FE]

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

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), H1689 [13FE]

House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 66), H1460 [8FE]

———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 138), H4958 [15MY]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H6481 [28JN]

Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, WA: designate (see H.R. 2322), H8903 [13SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H593 [24JA]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]

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

———annuity computation (see H.R. 804), H3276 [15MR]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3), H162 [9JA]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H4873 [11MY]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1752 [14FE]

Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5366 [18MY]

Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 867), H1689 [13FE]

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H2224 [24FE]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H8806 [12SE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H14765 [13DE]

National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (see H.R. 1527), H6481 [28JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H13804 [29NO]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H692 [25JA]

———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60), H6481 [28JN]

Nuclear energy: management and disposition of the Hanford Reservation (see H.R. 2110), H7699 [25JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1834), H802 [26JA], H6397 [27JN]

———amend, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 707), H12507 [15NO]

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

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

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

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

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H5607 [25MY]

Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H3049 [10MR]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2435), H9737 [29SE]

———restore deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696, 697), H970 [31JA], H1052 [1FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H296 [17JA]

———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13731 [28NO], H13803 [29NO]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2892 [8MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3808 [24MR]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1156 [2FE]

Taxation: deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H6200 [21JN]

———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582), H10307 [18OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H5753 [8JN]

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

———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821, 1956), H9363, H9364 [20SE]

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

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H7379 [20JY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H14964 [15DE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]

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

Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]

———exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 467), H2811 [7MR]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H11829 [7NO]

Letters

Low-income housing tax credit: by, H13201 [17NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H595 [25JA]

Remarks by, on

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13242 [17NO]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14846 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention, H11926 [8NO], H12089 [10NO], H12312 [14NO], H13146 [17NO], H13793, H13794 [29NO], H14145 [6DE], H14354 [12DE]

Budget: balance, H6094 [20JN], H14876 [14DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H597 [25JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3241 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15310 [20DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10836, H10837, H10839, H10841 [25OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13200 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5159 [17MY]

Cleveland Indians (baseball team): tribute, H10286 [18OC]

Columbia River: salmon rehabilitation plan, H8895 [13SE]

Crime: clarification of remarks regarding violence, E1049 [16MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H9597 [28SE]

Defense Production Act: reauthorization (H.R. 2204), E2185 [15NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H12065 [9NO], H12156 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, H13061 [16NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), motion to instruct conferees, H11808 [7NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7906 [27JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H13752 [29NO]

Endangered species: salmon rehabilitation on the Columbia River relative to computer model used by Federal agencies, H9365 [21SE]

Fish and fishing: treatment of fishery quotas relative to local communities, H10228 [18OC]

Fishermen's Protective Act: amend (H.R. 716), H4045 [3AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H9118 [18SE], H10228 [18OC]

Foreign aid: reduction of payment amounts, H6520 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6520 [28JN]

Forests: mandate specified level of timber salvage sales on Federal lands, H3132 [14MR], H3241 [15MR], H5558 [24MY]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H4869 [11MY]

Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10657 [24OC]

Marysville, WA: EPA baseline risk assessment at the Tulalip landfill, H13752 [29NO]

Medicare: reform, H7467 [24JY], H7560 [25JY], H7919, H7975 [28JY], H10087 [17OC], H10211 [18OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3819, H3861 [28MR], H3945 [29MR]

———limit terms, H3273 [15MR]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), H7487, H7496, H7503 [24JY]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H14895 [14DE]

Reynolds, Representative: withholding of salary relative to absence from House of Representatives, H9597 [28SE]

Seattle Mariners (baseball team): tribute, H9748 [10OC], H10286 [18OC]

Selective Service System: funding, H7906 [27JY]

Taxation: low-income housing tax credit, H13200 [17NO]

Veterans Health Administration: funding, H7906 [27JY]

Votes: correction, H6213 [22JN]

———position on missed, E325 [13FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Byrd, Senator: comments on, H4601 [9MY], H4792 [10MY]

Leave of absence: granted, H15573 [21DE]

Special order: granted, H3154 [14MR], H3877 [28MR], H4872 [11MY], H7698 [25JY], H7989 [28JY], H10305 [18OC], H11827 [7NO], H14171 [6DE], H14309 [12DE], H15235 [20DE]

Reports

Examination of Individual Fish Transfer Quotas: Fisheries Information Services (organization), H9120 [18SE]

———Marine Safety Reserve (organization), H9120 [18SE]

Tributes

Lupien, Wesley, E1147 [26MY]