HUTCHINSON, Y. TIM (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6914 [12JY], H6984 [13JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H584 [24JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9710 [29SE]

———H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]

———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]

Articles and editorials

Remember the Nixon Doctrine, James Webb, New York (NY) Times, E2275 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing medical facilities construction appropriations (see H.R. 1534), H4511 [2MY]

———determine locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist positions (see H.R. 1536), H4511 [2MY]

———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384), H4177 [4AP]

———extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2219, 2353), H8534 [4AU], H9245 [19SE]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H10848 [25OC]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1383), H4177 [4AP]

Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal building, Fort Smith, AR: designate (see H.R. 1804), H5753 [8JN]

Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 1767), H5690 [7JN]

Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813), H12190 [13NO], H12349 [14NO], H15237 [20DE]

———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1565), H4545 [3MY]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 73), H5608 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H7257 [19JY]

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

Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2330), H9245 [19SE]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]

———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H9363 [20SE]

Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of service (see H.R. 832), H1281 [6FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H13341 [18NO]

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

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H7379 [20JY]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4619 [9MY]

———prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585), H2064 [22FE]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H13731 [28NO]

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

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

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

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), H5471 [23MY]

———moratorium on enforcement actions against certain individuals (see H.R. 795), H1372 [7FE]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519, 2525), H11442 [30OC], H11686 [1NO]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H7012 [13JY]

———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H10485 [19OC]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2064 [22FE]

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H5609 [25MY]

Computers: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to authorize additional copies under certain circumstances (see H.R. 533), H7990 [28JY]

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

———treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1353), H10848 [25OC]

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

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2507), H14239 [7DE]

———prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H3975 [29MR]

———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H3975 [29MR]

———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H3975 [29MR]

———reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802), H8806 [12SE]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H14964 [15DE]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H9363 [20SE]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H242 [13JA]

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), H3156 [14MR]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677), H14311 [12DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H11587 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for medical facilities projects and leases (see H.R. 2814), H15237 [20DE]

———display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H8597 [6SE]

———establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H2177 [23FE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H13870 [30NO]

Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367), H9784 [10OC]

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

Education: low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 1640), H5692 [7JN]

———student loan reform (see H.R. 530, 1501), H2584 [2MR], H4431 [7AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2471), H12085 [9NO]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H2393 [28FE]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 511, 1617), H242 [13JA], H4873 [11MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1227), H13870 [30NO]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 490), H1556 [9FE]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H398 [19JA]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H167 [9JA], H889 [30JA]

EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]

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

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]

———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), H4512 [2MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H1849 [15FE]

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

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H5692 [7JN]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H165 [9JA]

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

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

FRS: stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of operations (see H.R. 949), H2811 [7MR]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28), H400 [19JA]

———reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection (see H.R. 2234), H8535 [4AU]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H2892 [8MR]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H179 [9JA]

———reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1839), H5983 [14JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H3572 [22MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 996), H1967 [21FE]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H3572 [22MR]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4512 [2MY]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2064 [22FE]

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

———reform (see H.R. 215), H169 [9JA]

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

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H166 [9JA]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H6699 [30JN], H8533 [4AU]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H6270 [22JN]

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), H2393 [28FE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H15136 [19DE]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H10048 [12OC]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1052 [1FE]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H13341 [18NO]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H5691 [7JN]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H2224 [24FE]

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

———reform (see H.R. 2152), H8806 [12SE]

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

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952), H7801 [26JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 76), H162 [9JA], H2892 [8MR]

———national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2115), H7800 [26JY]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80), H1968 [21FE]

Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 987), H4916 [12MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8806 [12SE]

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

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H2224 [24FE]

National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 2180), H10848 [25OC]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H5691 [7JN]

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

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H13870 [30NO]

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

———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 326), H6656 [29JN]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H11830 [7NO]

———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H7379 [20JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1834), H802 [26JA], H5982 [14JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H7379 [20JY]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H8684 [7SE]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H1689 [13FE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H2064 [22FE]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14765 [13DE]

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

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6397 [27JN]

PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1960), H10485 [19OC]

Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H9743 [6OC]

———reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790), H1051 [1FE], H1752 [14FE]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H5753 [8JN]

Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246), H2393 [28FE]

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

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H7801 [26JY]

———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), H1908 [16FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4511 [2MY]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H6698 [30JN]

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

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

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10047 [12OC]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic home for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H5190 [17MY]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H5472 [23MY]

———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H7917 [27JY]

———earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H1752 [14FE]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H7461 [21JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H593 [24JA]

———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), H2584 [2MR]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1051 [1FE]

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

———repeal Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 784), H1051 [1FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H1052 [1FE]

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

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H164 [9JA]

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

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H6397 [27JN]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H15136 [19DE]

Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083), H8806 [12SE]

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

Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens on creditors (see H.R. 1184), H7379 [20JY]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H3327 [16MR]

———housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 2289), H8725 [8SE]

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

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

Letters

Character of Isaac C. Parker: Juliet L. Galonska, Dept. of the Interior, E2425 [20DE]

———William N. Black, Dept. of the Interior, E2425 [20DE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit funding for international population assistance activities, H6461 [28JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11431 [30OC]

———State discretion in deciding on funding for victims of rape and incest, H8373 [3AU]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1221 [6FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H13329 [18NO]

Arkansas: tribute to Bull Shoals Dam tour guides, H13691 [28NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, E2275 [30NO]

Budget: balance, H11377 [26OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H646 [25JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), E620 [16MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15284 [20DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10804, H10807 [25OC], H10889, H11377, H11378 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H4962 [16MY]

———use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal budget (H.J. Res. 132), H14989 [18DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6984, H6985, H6988 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7595 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determine locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist positions (H.R. 1536), H9762 [10OC]

———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (H.R. 1384), H9760 [10OC]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15297 [20DE]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 317), H15289 [20DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8219 [2AU], H8335, H8373 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7946 [28JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H14189 [7DE], E2272 [30NO]

Education: program funding, H8335 [3AU]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7946 [28JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6461 [28JN]

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

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H13308 [18NO]

House of Representatives: legislative tactics, H3431 [22MR]

House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (H. Res. 275), H13308 [18NO]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H646 [25JA]

Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: designate (H.R. 1804), H13961 [5DE], E2425 [20DE]

Labor unions: collective bargaining rights of mass transit employees, H7595 [25JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3899, H3943, H3955 [29MR]

National Trust for Historic Preservation: funding, H6984, H6985, H6988 [13JY]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), H9757 [10OC]

OSHA: funding, H8219 [2AU]

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

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3425, H3431, H3506, H3511 [22MR], H3687 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15523 [21DE]

———work requirements, H3506, H3511 [22MR]

Taxation: rates, H10804, H10807 [25OC], H10889, H11378 [26OC], H15284 [20DE]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4086, H4087 [3AP], H4190, H4227 [5AP]

Veterans: extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6320 [27JN]

Votes: position on missed, H11538 [31OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4102 [3AP], H8804 [12SE], H13729 [28NO], H15235 [20DE]

Schedules

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families: legislative priorities relative to child care and child welfare, D117 [31JA]

Committee on Economics (Joint): economic effects of family tax relief, D499 [6AP]

Committee on House Oversight (House): franking reform, D485 [5AP]

Committee on Rules (House): Contract With America Tax Relief Act, D440 [29MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims: immigration issues, D661 [24MY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development: public buildings, D742 [15JN]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): legislative priorities, D48 [17JA]

———Subcommittee on Human Resources: earned income tax credit, D742 [15JN]

———Subcommittee on Oversight: earned income tax credit, D742 [15JN]

Tributes

Soderquist, Don, H4517 [3MY]