GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6832 [11JY], H6954 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7201 [19JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4645 [9MY], H4987, H4988 [16MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H10232 [18OC]

Appointments

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H5053 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 2145), H8063 [31JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus anniversary commemoration (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2892 [8MR]

———authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4441 [1MY]

Capitol Buildings and Grounds: sale of certain real property (see H.R. 2620), H12127 [10NO]

Charlotte K (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2257), H8536 [4AU]

Elections: prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 2581, 2605), H11767 [2NO], H12084 [9NO]

Endangered species: protection (see H.R. 2374), H9452 [21SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H15574 [21DE]

Memory Maker (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1466), H4415 [6AP]

Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 2145), H8063 [31JY]

Sallie D (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1466), H4415 [6AP]

Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 2218), H8534 [4AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H15088 [18DE]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H9737 [29SE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]

———making automatic continuing (see H.R. 2006), H8806 [12SE]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7379 [20JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118), H14311 [12DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161, H175 [9JA]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 1230), H3156 [14MR]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H8536 [4AU]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H8537 [4AU]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663), H890 [30JA]

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

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H1751 [14FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H1752 [14FE]

———revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]

Dept. of HHS: verification of employee Social Security information (see H.R. 502), H970 [31JA]

Drugs: treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 2598), H12128 [10NO]

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

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H2177 [23FE], H3417 [21MR]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H8361 [3AU]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785), H2224 [24FE]

———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]

Federal employees: allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2667), H13346 [19NO]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3417 [21MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H14238 [7DE]

Government: continuance of pay and authority to make certain expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 2007), H8806 [12SE]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H6046 [15JN]

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

Helen Delich Bentley Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 2062), H7256 [19JY]

Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 810), H1157 [2FE]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1755), H5689 [7JN]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26, 77), H165 [9JA], H970 [31JA]

Housing: homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8597 [6SE]

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

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7916 [27JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7916 [27JY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H14310 [12DE]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H3572 [22MR]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H13870 [30NO]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H9591 [27SE]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H15574 [21DE]

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

National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]

Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H4874 [11MY]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H3733 [23MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13804 [29NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H8537 [4AU]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H8536 [4AU]

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

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

Real estate: homeowner participation in area planning likely to impact home values and compensation for certain area development (see H.R. 971), H1907 [16FE]

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

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52, 696), H164 [9JA], H801 [26JA]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

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

———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), H8174 [1AU]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H15088 [18DE]

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

Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H1157 [2FE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1281 [6FE]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H6083 [16JN]

———income tax credit for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 41), H164 [9JA]

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]

———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 cane sugar produced in Everglades Agricultural Area (see H.R. 2646), H13142 [16NO]

———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H5904 [13JN]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8904 [13SE]

Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083), H10520 [20OC]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1745), H6699 [30JN], H8537 [4AU]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H6735 [10JY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H6046 [15JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H13658 [20NO]

Water pollution: enforcement and compliance with regulations (see H.R. 1262), H3326 [16MR]

Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority: establish (see H.R. 2170), H8361 [3AU]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7320 [20JY]

Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (S. 965), H14984, H14985 [18DE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H6858, H6859, H6860 [12JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1234 [6FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8105 [1AU]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (H. Res. 273), H13220 [17NO]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14855 [13DE]

Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: designate (H.R. 395), H13953 [5DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 38), H6377 [27JN]

———authorizing use of grounds for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus anniversary commemoration (H. Con. Res. 34), H3121 [14MR]

———authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 64), H4562 [9MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4568 [9MY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H10213 [18OC]

Contracts: Federal bidding procedures, H8880 [13SE]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8880 [13SE]

David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: designate (H.R. 2061), H14977, H14978 [18DE]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Economic Development Administration, H7744 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5877 [13JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5877 [13JN]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5497 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6954, H6955, H6956, H6957, H6958, H6960, H6980 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7201, H7204 [19JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7739, H7744 [26JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7941 [28JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H14191 [7DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to instruct conferees, H11698 [2NO]

Ecology and environment: definition of biodiversity, H3577 [23MR]

Endangered species: privatize funding for the protection of the African elephants, tigers and rhinoceroses, H6980 [13JY]

———protection of rare plants, animals, and organisms used for medical purposes, H3094 [14MR], H3158 [15MR], H3338 [21MR], H3421 [22MR], H3577 [23MR], H3737 [24MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6858, H6859, H6860 [12JY]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7941 [28JY], H11698 [2NO]

Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2533, H2537, H2538 [2MR]

FDA: funding for construction of a buildings complex for FDA consolidation, H7201, H7204 [19JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4700, H4738, H4741, H4742, H4786 [10MY], H4880, H4888, H4889 [12MY], H4947, H4948, H4950, H4951, H4952, H4954 [15MY], H4980, H4983, H4987, H4988, H4990, H4991, H4992 [16MY]

Fish and fishing: minimize adverse impact of fishing on fish stocks, H10225, H10226 [18OC]

———require use of target-specific devices for commercial shrimp harvesting, H10238 [18OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H10225, H10226, H10232, H10233, H10235, H10238 [18OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6421 [28JN]

Foreign aid: population assistance funding relative to abortions, H5497 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6369 [27JN]

Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: designate (H.R. 2111), H14978 [18DE]

Geological Survey: use of volunteers for resource research, H6954, H6955, H6956, H6957, H6958, H6960 [13JY]

Government regulations: judicial review rulemaking process, H2336 [28FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2326, H2336 [28FE]

Hopewell Township, PA: transfer lands to Beaver County Corp. for Economic Development (H.R. 308), H13948, H13949, H13951 [5DE]

House Rules: reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13089 [16NO]

Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate (H.R. 2547), H14981 [18DE]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12304 [14NO]

James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (H.R. 2689), H14982, H14983 [18DE]

James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 255), H13951 [5DE]

Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: designate (H.R. 1804), H13961, H13962 [5DE]

Marine resources: prohibit excess harvesting of fisheries for social or economic reasons, H10232, H10233, H10235 [18OC]

Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: designate (H.R. 1718), H14976, H14977 [18DE]

Medicare: reform, H10212 [18OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10310 [19OC]

NOAA: funding, H7739 [26JY]

Public lands: ecosystem management, H2731 [7MR]

Railroads: increase labor protections afforded to employees of small and midsize railroads during acquisitions or mergers, H12304 [14NO]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2507, H2533, H2537, H2538, H2557, H2558, H2559, H2561 [2MR], H2595 [3MR]

———compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (H. Res. 101), H2465 [1MR]

Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY: designate (H.R. 965), H13958, H13959, H13960 [5DE]

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 2481), H14979, H14980 [18DE]

Rural areas: Rural Housing Insurance Fund, H7320 [20JY]

Sewage disposal: funding for State sewage treatment plant construction, H4880 [12MY]

Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse, Decatur, AL: designate (S. 369), H14983 [18DE]

Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 869), H13957, H13958 [5DE]

Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (H.R. 653), H13954, H13955 [5DE]

Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: designate (H.R. 2415), H14978, H14979 [18DE]

Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: designate (H.R. 2504), H14980, H14981 [18DE]

Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: designate (H.R. 2556), H14982 [18DE]

Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, NC: designate (H.R. 840), H13955, H13956, H13957 [5DE]

Water pollution: State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4786 [10MY]

Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4947, H4948, H4950, H4951, H4952, H4954 [15MY], H4980, H4983, H4987, H4988, H4990, H4991, H4992 [16MY]

World Bank: Global Environment Facility funding, H6369 [27JN]

Schedules

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety: wetlands regulatory program reform, D878 [19JY]

Committee on Resources (House): Task Force on Endangered Species: Endangered Species Act, D579 [10MY]

Committee on Rules (House): Private Property Protection Act, D259 [28FE]

Texts of

H.R. 395, Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV, H13953 [5DE]

H.R. 653, Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse, White Plains, NY, H13954 [5DE]

H.R. 840, Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, NC, H13955 [5DE]

H.R. 869, Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH, H13957 [5DE]

H.R. 965, Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY, H13958 [5DE]

H.R. 1804, Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR, H13961 [5DE]

Tributes

Patterson, Robert J., E1264 [15JN]