THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H970 [31JA], H1125 [2FE]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3086 [13MR]

Articles and editorials

Students and Teachers Turn Red When It Comes to Drugs—Wearers Display Commitment to Drug Free Lifestyle, Gary Sprott, Citrus County (FL) Tribune, H10645 [24OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Correctional institutions: exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act for inmates in certain programs (see H.R. 868), H1460 [8FE]

Medicaid: improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 625), H468 [20JA]

Quinn, Robert L.: relief (see H.R. 2075), H7256 [19JY]

Suwannee River: authorize dredging of McGriff Pass (see H.R. 1992), H6698 [30JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see H.R. 2795), H14963 [15DE]

———labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2833), H15633 [22DE]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8360 [3AU]

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

———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H14003 [5DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387), H890 [30JA]

———organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H5071 [16MY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H1849 [15FE]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H10994 [26OC]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H5071 [16MY]

———deficit (see H. Res. 94), H2176 [23FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7378 [20JY]

———authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7801 [26JY]

CERCLA: moratorium on enforcement actions against certain individuals (see H.R. 795), H8174 [1AU]

Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H5983 [14JN]

Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 481, 2100), H229 [11JA], H7550 [24JY]

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H6831 [11JY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H8537 [4AU]

———Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205), H169 [9JA]

———include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H803 [26JA]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H10146 [17OC]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H6046 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H468 [20JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H7179 [18JY]

———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384), H7257 [19JY]

———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H7461 [21JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6699 [30JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H14311 [12DE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6089 [19JN]

Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 1002), H4336 [5AP]

Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H5607 [25MY]

Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57), H1208 [3FE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785), H1157 [2FE]

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H3974 [29MR]

Fish and fishing: collection of fees for triploid grass carp certification inspections (see H.R. 649), H4336 [5AP]

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

Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 73), H5190 [17MY]

———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 72), H5190 [17MY]

Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H14927 [14DE]

Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to currency exchange rates (see H.R. 1626), H6397 [27JN]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458), H14311 [12DE]

FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H1461 [8FE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1556 [9FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2175 [23FE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4512 [2MY]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H12085 [9NO]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H7012 [13JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1955, 1970), H7801 [26JY], H11587 [31OC]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H9897 [11OC]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H970 [31JA]

House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40), H4105 [3AP]

Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611), H7257 [19JY]

———modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (see H.R. 660), H1052 [1FE]

———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4105 [3AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8904 [13SE]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H8684 [7SE]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H12128 [10NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H9784 [10OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1), H162 [9JA]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H10048 [12OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H5609 [25MY]

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

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5983 [14JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H11939 [8NO]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H10146 [17OC]

———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14172 [6DE]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2600), H11939 [8NO]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H2892 [8MR], H11939 [8NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80), H1611 [10FE]

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

Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]

Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H4336 [5AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9897 [11OC]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H3049 [10MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H14311 [12DE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H6656 [29JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H8536 [4AU]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H970 [31JA]

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

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103), H2486 [1MR]

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

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982, 1267), H1907 [16FE], H3415 [21MR]

Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H10307 [18OC]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H6913 [12JY]

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

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H11829 [7NO]

———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H7179 [18JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4795 [10MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H11829 [7NO]

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

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H1157 [2FE]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H7067 [17JY]

Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H8537 [4AU]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H5905 [13JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H12190 [13NO]

———modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see H.R. 2199), H9592 [27SE]

———provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1748), H11587 [31OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H468 [20JA], H12085 [9NO]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H4512 [2MY]

———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821, 1956), H10848 [25OC], H11441 [30OC]

Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]

Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H10307 [18OC]

———negotiation of bilateral prisoner transfer treaties (see H.R. 552), H1850 [15FE]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H10485 [19OC]

Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H7461 [21JY]

———dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative to remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469), H14765 [13DE]

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

———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H4415 [6AP]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482), H8597 [6SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H296 [17JA]

———provide additional points on entrance examinations into the competitive civil service (see H.R. 1648), H5071 [16MY]

———retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H5905 [13JN]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H7461 [21JY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H8597 [6SE]

———training and employment programs (see H.R. 1593), H7257 [19JY]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H6270 [22JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H9784 [10OC]

Water pollution: improve stormwater management (see H.R. 1252), H4336 [5AP]

Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H7257 [19JY]

Proclamations

World Population Awareness Week: Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, E1960 [17OC]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7417 [21JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1126 [2FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12335, H12336, H12337, H12338, H12339, H12340, H12341 [14NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (H. Res. 257), H11887 [8NO]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (S. 256), E371 [16FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H734 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), E650 [21MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10832 [25OC], H10898 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13177 [17NO]

CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7417 [21JY]

Children and youth: awareness of missing children, H11679, H11680 [1NO]

Citrus County, FL: National Red Ribbon Celebration to combat drug abuse, H10645 [24OC]

Clinton, President: reinventing Government initiative, H1960 [21FE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): response to use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. Res. 244), H11370 [26OC]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws, H1960 [21FE]

Correctional institutions: reimbursement for incarceration of criminal aliens, H1517, H1518 [9FE]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1517, H1518 [9FE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9355 [20SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 655), H4481 [2MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), H10115 [17OC]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 317), H15292 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7955, H7956 [28JY]

Education: student loan programs, H12338 [14NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6841 [12JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (H.R. 785), H1032 [1FE]

Federal employees: workforce level reductions relative to the reinventing Government initiative, H1960 [21FE]

Federal-State relations: exempt existing water pollution laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H432 [20JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H349 [19JA], H432 [20JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, H3312 [16MR]

Food stamps: eligibility relative to persons delinquent in child support payments, H3607 [23MR]

———replace with State block grants, H3614 [23MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12321, H12323, H12335, H12336, H12338, H12339, H12340, H12341 [14NO]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2250 [27FE]

House Rules: comprehensive House of Representatives audit, H74 [4JA]

———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H74 [4JA]

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), H4362 [6AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (H. Con. Res. 1), H107 [4JA]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H11887 [8NO]

Medicaid: improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (H.R. 625), H450 [20JA]

———reform, H10694 [24OC], H12336 [14NO]

Medicare: reform, H10301 [18OC], H11907 [8NO], H12336, H12340 [14NO]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10382 [19OC]

Power resources: Innovative Renewable Energy Technology Transfer Program funding, H6841 [12JY]

Public welfare programs: conditional assistance to teenage unwed mothers, H3519 [22MR]

———funding for nutrition programs, H665 [25JA], H3540 [22MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3393 [21MR], H3519, H3540 [22MR], H3580, H3607, H3614, H3687 [23MR], H3741 [24MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15514 [21DE]

Ryce, Jimmy: status as a missing child, H11679, H11680 [1NO]

Senior citizens: nutrition, health, and economic consequences of block grants for Federal food assistance programs, H784 [26JA]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (H.R. 394), H14973 [18DE]

Taxation: rates, H12337, H12338, H12339 [14NO]

University of Florida: tribute to football team, H13940 [5DE]

Veterans: extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6322 [27JN]

Veterans Day: observance, H11907 [8NO]

Votes: position on missed, E375 [16FE], E611 [16MR]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, E1960 [17OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3154 [14MR], H8062 [31JY], H8172 [1AU], H8307 [2AU]

Special order: granted, H690 [25JA], H800 [26JA], H1049 [1FE], H3557 [22MR], H4176 [4AP], H8593 [6SE], H10305 [18OC], H10724 [24OC], H10847 [25OC], H11938 [8NO], H12348 [14NO], H12504 [15NO], H13141 [16NO]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): Personal Responsibility Act, D368 [16MR]

Tributes

Gannon, Michael, E1018 [11MY]

Munro, Douglas A., E1847 [27SE]