PICKETT, OWEN B. (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost of living index (see H. Con. Res. 130), H15658 [3JA]

Budget: balance through spending reduction (see H. Con. Res. 71), H5471 [23MY]

Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 344), H173 [9JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 345), H173 [9JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 41), H176 [9JA]

Immigration: establish special status for NATO civilian employees (see H.R. 745), H890 [30JA]

Navy: operate ships stores as nonappropriated fund instrumentalities (see H.R. 347), H173 [9JA]

———transfer a river patrol boat to Tidewater Community College (see H.R. 346), H173 [9JA]

Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 9), H176 [9JA]

Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. Con. Res. 29), H1752 [14FE]

Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits (see H.J. Res. 40), H176 [9JA]

Ships and vessels: grants to shipyards for costs of acquiring modern and advanced ship repair technology (see H.R. 348), H173 [9JA]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 744), H890 [30JA]

Taxation: treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 746), H890 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H8684 [7SE]

Animals: reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H13930 [4DE]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7012 [13JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4619 [9MY]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 200), H2176 [23FE]

———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5905 [13JN]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H10307 [18OC]

———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H9363 [20SE]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H13731 [28NO]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5753 [8JN]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4512 [2MY]

———implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H10048 [12OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H4441 [1MY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9245 [19SE]

Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. Res. 122), H4415 [6AP]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (see H.R. 782), H4336 [5AP]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H3733 [23MR]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H9784 [10OC]

———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H6270 [22JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H1752 [14FE], H8309 [2AU]

———declare as official language of U.S., cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 345), H4366 [6AP]

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H9671 [28SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H4031 [30MR]

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

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94), H6046 [15JN]

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

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

———reform (see H.R. 994), H8806 [12SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4177 [4AP]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H7917 [27JY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H177 [9JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 996), H3572 [22MR]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5753 [8JN]

Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611), H7179 [18JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H6083 [16JN]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H7068 [17JY], H8533 [4AU]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H13658 [20NO]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5367 [18MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H5470 [23MY]

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

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H5905 [13JN]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H7179 [18JY]

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

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H9897 [11OC]

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

Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59), H2892 [8MR]

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

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H400 [19JA]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H5471 [23MY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H970 [31JA]

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

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H803 [26JA]

Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H4620 [9MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H5983 [14JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]

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

———restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H6830 [11JY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3975 [29MR]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H5609 [25MY]

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]

Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H2306 [27FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13658 [20NO]

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

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3879 [28MR]

Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H4414 [6AP]

Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493), H5692 [7JN]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9132 [18SE]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6159 [20JN]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H6830 [11JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H3417 [21MR]

———income exclusion limitations relative to U.S. citizens working overseas (see H.R. 57), H5471 [23MY]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4512 [2MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H8597 [6SE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H14173 [6DE]

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

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H14765 [13DE]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]

———treatment of qualified historic properties relative to estate taxes (see H.R. 1945), H6481 [28JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H5071 [16MY]

Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 866), H5905 [13JN]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H10484 [19OC]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H7011 [13JY]

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H4546 [3MY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H8537 [4AU]

Remarks by, on

Black History Month: observance, H2054 [22FE]

Brown, Molly P.: recipient of National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer of the Year Award, E645 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5791 [13JN], H9401 [21SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 307), H14943 [15DE]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H9401 [21SE]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), consideration (H. Res. 287), H14062 [6DE]

Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Volunteer Council, E2145 [9NO]

Schedules

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

Summaries

Virginia Beach, VA, City Government Volunteers, E2146 [9NO]

Tables

Virginia Beach, VA, Volunteer Council—10-year summary, E2146 [9NO]

Tributes

Hagen, Donald F., E1159 [6JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak, E2144 [9NO]

Rouse, Harry V., E1156 [6JN]