LIGHTFOOT, JIM (a Representative from Iowa)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, H4457 [2MY]

———H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9954 [12OC]

———H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H8710 [8SE]

———H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H8708 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H3732 [23MR]

Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315), H15136 [19DE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2020), H6913 [12JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1392), H4177 [4AP]

Government: require electronic funds transfer for all Federal payments (see H.R. 1698), H5571 [24MY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H1555 [9FE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1805), H5753 [8JN]

Taxation: one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer (see H.R. 441), H179 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H7179 [18JY]

Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H1908 [16FE]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1850 [15FE]

Angeles National Forest: prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill (see H.R. 924), H1689 [13FE]

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

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 6), H2064 [22FE]

———line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6270 [22JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

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), H161, H175 [9JA]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (see H.R. 2053), H7179 [18JY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H840 [27JA]

———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H5689 [7JN]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H10307 [18OC]

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

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2507), H11939 [8NO]

———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]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H840 [27JA]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H7068 [17JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]

Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H9132 [18SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1157 [2FE]

Executive departments: use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to certain personnel and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29), H1850 [15FE]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H8683 [7SE]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]

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

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H. Con. Res. 5), H692 [25JA]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 464), H692 [25JA]

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

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

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28), H692 [25JA]

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

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H8537 [4AU]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1372 [7FE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H6481 [28JN]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H468 [20JA]

House Rules: statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28), H840 [27JA]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H593 [24JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H7990 [28JY], H8533 [4AU]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H400 [19JA]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 5), H162 [9JA]

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

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1556 [9FE]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H10994 [26OC]

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]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9505 [25SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H13804 [29NO]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H6830 [11JY]

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

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), H8597 [6SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H593 [24JA]

———reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

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

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H11587 [31OC]

Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H7012 [13JY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 76, 335), H692 [25JA], H840 [27JA]

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), H3975 [29MR]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H840 [27JA]

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

———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H400 [19JA]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H2651 [3MR]

———deductibility of certain home office expenses (see H.R. 40), H296 [17JA]

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

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H9738 [29SE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H8904 [13SE]

———expiration date for refunds on synthetic fuels (see H.R. 2357), H10048 [12OC]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1034), H4916 [12MY]

———incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 2474), H10047 [12OC]

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

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H2811 [7MR]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1908 [16FE]

———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), H468 [20JA]

———treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 2232), H11939 [8NO]

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

———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 844), H2487 [1MR]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: establish (see H.R. 2172), H9364 [20SE]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

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

Conference reports

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2020), H10813-H10828 [25OC]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7146, H7149 [18JY], H7194 [19JY]

Ames, IA: tribute to Home Run Reader Summer Reading Program, E765 [4AP]

BATF: merit-based salary upgrades, H7226, H7230, H7231 [19JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13247 [17NO]

———U.S. military intervention, E2375 [18DE]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3197 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, H5335 [18MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), H7286 [20JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7286 [20JY]

Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1383 [8FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: obligation or expenditure of funds relative to the exchange stabilization fund, H7225 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7092, H7098, H7099, H7139, H7145, H7146, H7149 [18JY], H7186, H7194, H7197, H7198, H7200, H7204, H7215, H7225, H7226, H7230, H7231, H7234, H7237, H7238 [19JY], H8704 [8SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), conference report, H12371, H12376, H12377, H12378, H12379 [15NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 267), H12363 [15NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7778 [26JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 1392), E769 [4AP]

———funding, H10770 [25OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish limit on number of years Federal employees can collect back pay, H12376 [15NO]

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

Federal employees: benefits regulations, H12379 [15NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6251 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H11529 [31OC]

Fresno, CA: funding for U.S. courthouse, H12378 [15NO]

Government: require electronic funds transfer for all Federal payments (H.R. 1698), E1130 [25MY]

IRS: tax system modernization system funding, H7197, H7198 [19JY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (H.R. 878), E307 [9FE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 1805), E1259 [15JN]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2603 [3MR]

SBA: funding for the Office of Advocacy, H7778 [26JY]

Taxation: treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship, H7234 [19JY]

Votes: position on missed, E2376 [18DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H15086 [18DE]

Special order: granted, H4176 [4AP]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 104-291), H10847 [25OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 104-183), H6913 [12JY]

Schedules

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): Subcommittee on Aviation: FAA operation reform including the air traffic control system, D971 [2AU]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology: debt collection improvement, D1066 [8SE]

Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, D866 [17JY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Aviation: establish FAA as an independent agency, D1164 [28SE]

—————restructuring air traffic control, D234 [23FE]

Tables

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7094-H7096 [18JY], H12373 [15NO]

Tributes

Kochniarczk, Jeanne, H12376 [15NO]