BENTSEN, KEN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H1968 [21FE]

Articles and editorials

Gingrich Threatens U.S. Default If Clinton Won't Bend on Budget, David E. Sanger, New York (NY) Times, H14907 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Budget: balance (see H.R. 567), H398 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H2393 [28FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H15575 [21DE]

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

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H4336 [5AP]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4031 [30MR]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H5691 [7JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H8174 [1AU]

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

Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H5608 [25MY]

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

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H12350 [14NO]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]

Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2261), H10848 [25OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H12190 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H2177 [23FE]

———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H3417 [21MR]

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

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4512 [2MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H5905 [13JN]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H3156 [14MR]

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

FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H4512 [2MY]

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 2158), H8174 [1AU]

Government regulations: reform (see H.R. 994), H4336 [5AP]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3327 [16MR]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H4512 [2MY]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H5905 [13JN]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5983 [14JN]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H4619 [9MY]

House of Representatives: adjournment relative to budget impasse (see H. Res. 278), H13274 [17NO]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H163 [9JA]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250), H10147 [17OC], H11939 [8NO]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H7012 [13JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H12085 [9NO]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3880 [28MR]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2651 [3MR]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H4433 [7AP]

———clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H5983 [14JN]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H8684 [7SE]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H7012 [13JY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H2651 [3MR]

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

Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 907), H1688 [13FE]

Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H6159 [20JN]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H4031 [30MR]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H10484 [19OC]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H5692 [7JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3049 [10MR]

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

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14173 [6DE]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H4619 [9MY]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4512 [2MY]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H2717 [6MR]

Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the public and private sectors in research and development needs (see H.R. 1459), H6083 [16JN]

Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 556, 557), H2717 [6MR]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335), H4031 [30MR]

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

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H4916 [12MY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H6913 [12JY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H15633 [22DE]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H10307 [18OC]

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

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H7916 [27JY]

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

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H8537 [4AU]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H6046 [15JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H12085 [9NO]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H8684 [7SE]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H4512 [2MY]

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

———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H2892 [8MR]

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H4431 [7AP]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H5691 [7JN]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H5753 [8JN]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]

———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H4619 [9MY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 558), H3879 [28MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H4512 [2MY]

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

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385, 1468), H8684 [7SE]

Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H4441 [1MY]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H8537 [4AU]

Letters

Regulatory Transition Act: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2206 [24FE]

Lists

Percentages of State budgets from Federal budget, H703 [26JA]

Proclamations

National Mercy, Love, and Compassion for the Handicapped Month: Houston, TX, City Council, E1413 [12JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7192 [19JY]

———Federal assistance to graduate education programs relative to availability of abortion training for obstetrics and gynecology accreditation, H8379 [3AU]

———performance at military medical facilities, H8627 [7SE]

———performance of privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals, H6000 [15JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration (H. Res. 251), H11598 [1NO]

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: review implementation of Federal motor vehicle emissions testing, H913 [31JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7445 [21JY]

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11857 [8NO]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1257 [6FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), motion to postpone consideration of veto, H12245 [14NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H13370 [20NO]

Black History Month: observance, H2043 [22FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8099 [1AU]

Budget: balance (H.R. 567), H376 [19JA], H833 [27JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H648 [25JA], H703, H786, H787, H788 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10800 [25OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13176 [17NO], H13361 [20NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15141 [19DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5139 [17MY], H5255 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6577 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7287 [20JY]

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

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 107), H3170 [15MR]

Correctional institutions: reimbursement for incarceration of criminal aliens, H1516, H1517 [9FE]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1516, H1517 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H5961 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5961 [14JN], H6000 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8627 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: restore funding to family planning programs, H8259 [2AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: obligation or expenditure of funds relative to the exchange stabilization fund, H7217, H7218, H7220, H7221 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7192, H7217, H7218, H7220, H7221 [19JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8259 [2AU], H8379 [3AU], E1640 [4AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7926, H7962 [28JY]

Education: student loan programs, H5629 [7JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H6920 [13JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6778 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1905), conference report, H11508 [31OC]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7962 [28JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H13310 [18NO], H15211 [20DE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2206 [24FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), motion to recommit, H2208 [24FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2410 [1MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2370 [28FE]

Hampshire Chemical Corp.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1936 [12OC]

Harms, Julie L.: selection to jury panel at Paris Film Festival, E1321 [22JN]

House of Representatives: adjournment relative to budget impasse (H. Res. 278), H13286 [17NO]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Dept. of the Treasury for deficit reduction, H6224 [22JN]

House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (H. Res. 275), H13310 [18NO]

———excess Member administrative operation funds, H48 [4JA]

———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H48 [4JA]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Houston Fire Department, E1528 [27JY]

———tribute to Oran M. Roberts Elementary School, E327 [13FE]

Houston Rockets (basketball team): tribute, H5613 [6JN], H5988 [15JN]

Immigration: facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of criminal aliens (H.R. 668), consideration (H. Res. 69), H1587, H1588 [10FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6224 [22JN]

Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H130 [5JA]

Medicaid: reform, H10800 [25OC]

Medicare: reform, H4513 [3MY], H7183 [19JY], H9413, H9414, H9415 [21SE], H9795 [11OC], H10800 [25OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10313 [19OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3932 [29MR]

National Mercy, Love, and Compassion for the Handicapped Month: observance, E1413 [12JY]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1885 [16FE]

NIH: funding, H6094 [20JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H14962 [15DE]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), H7496 [24JY]

———export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11857 [8NO]

Public debt: ceiling, H11592 [1NO]

———ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12016 [9NO]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H12236 [14NO], H14891, H14906 [14DE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2589 [3MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3681 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15521 [21DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2041 [22FE]

Small business: reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (H.R. 2150), H8735 [12SE]

Smith, Chelsi: Miss Universe Pageant winner, E1045 [16MY]

Space policy: space station program funding, H7926 [28JY]

Stevens, Cheryl D.: Association of Science-Technology Centers Honor Roll of Teachers inductee, E945 [3MY]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1949 [21FE]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4259 [5AP]

USIA: extension of au pair programs (H.R. 2767), H14962 [15DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H398 [19JA], H800 [26JA], H11781 [6NO], H14926 [14DE]

Statements

Tribute to Bob Slagle: several Democratic Representatives from Texas, E1741 [8SE]

Texts of

H.R. 567, balance the budget, H377 [19JA]

Tributes

Braden, Pauline S.T., E1106 [24MY]

Buck, Rebecca F.D., E1106 [24MY]

Hawkins, Patricia A.A., E1106 [24MY]

Johnson, David, E1170 [7JN]

Melillo, Dixie, E1244 [14JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak, H11770 [6NO]