LAUGHLIN, GREG (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4860 [11MY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H110 [4JA]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H5053 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2330), H8993 [14SE]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8806 [12SE]

———transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H295 [17JA]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1281 [6FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H14765 [13DE]

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 206), H11686 [1NO]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H4873 [11MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H11442 [30OC], H12084 [9NO]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118), H14172 [6DE]

———U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H175 [9JA], H296 [17JA]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2717 [6MR]

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

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H593 [24JA]

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

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6083 [16JN]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H8361 [3AU]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 1645), H5472 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: verification of employee Social Security information (see H.R. 502), H242 [13JA]

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), H6045 [15JN], H8806 [12SE]

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

———enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 2217), H8534 [4AU]

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

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H13870 [30NO]

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

Federal employees: allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2769), H14764 [13DE]

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

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

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H167 [9JA]

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

Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to the city of Seaside, CA (see H.R. 731), H4958 [15MY]

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

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H803 [26JA]

———reform (see H.R. 994), H6656 [29JN]

———require approval by law all agency rules and regulations (see H.R. 47), H537 [23JA]

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

Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 2106), H7699 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H5367 [18MY]

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

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

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H11939 [8NO]

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

Investments: facilitate asset security through certain investment trusts (see H.R. 1967), H8537 [4AU]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 985), H3417 [21MR]

Motor vehicles: repeal certain Clean Air Act ozone nonattainment area provisions relative to mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 480), H890 [30JA]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H4619 [9MY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H8309 [2AU]

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

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H8597 [6SE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H10848 [25OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H12085 [9NO]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H8174 [1AU]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H1556 [9FE]

Pensions: 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), H5367 [18MY]

Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H325 [18JA]

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

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1187, 1323), H2988 [9MR], H3807 [24MR]

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

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790), H1051 [1FE], H1157 [2FE]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H4958 [15MY]

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2481), H10076 [13OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2892 [8MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H8361 [3AU]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H8903 [13SE]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 897), H1611 [10FE]

Taxation: depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H9452 [21SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H13870 [30NO]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H14311 [12DE]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H4433 [7AP]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H5571 [24MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H13731 [28NO]

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

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H9738 [29SE]

———treatment of livestock sold on account of weather conditions (see H.R. 1588), H6046 [15JN]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H6046 [15JN]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H14964 [15DE]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 1807), H5753 [8JN]

Texas: purchase of Bureau of Reclamation water supply projects (see H.R. 2609), H12084 [9NO]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 558), H325 [18JA]

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

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

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

———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H7990 [28JY]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567), H13658 [20NO]

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

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Ways and Means (House): election (see H. Res. 183), H6735 [10JY]

Letters

Resignation of Representative Laughlin from the Democratic Caucus: Representative Fazio, H6714 [10JY]

Motions

Committee on Ways and Means (House): election (H. Res. 183), H6716 [10JY]

Remarks by, on

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report, H11873 [8NO]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H6497 [28JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14857 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H702 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10895 [26OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4699 [10MY], H4860 [11MY], H5005 [16MY], E1100 [23MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H1004 [1FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6497, H6530 [28JN]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1833 [15FE]

Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1833 [15FE]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference report, H11873 [8NO]

———production of oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico, H11873 [8NO]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2507 [2MR]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13967 [5DE]

Taxation: rates, H10895 [26OC]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H6530 [28JN]

Water pollution: licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4860 [11MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Ways and Means (House): election (H. Res. 183), H6714-H6723 [10JY]

Resignations

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H6714 [10JY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6714 [10JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Committee on Ways and Means (House): election (H. Res. 183), H6719, H6720 [10JY]

Schedules

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources: transfer of reclamation facilities out of Federal control, D741 [15JN]

———Task Force on Endangered Species: Endangered Species Act, D579 [10MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 183, election to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6714 [10JY]

Tributes

Lepper, Michael J., E1444 [17JY]