POSHARD, GLENN (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H7917 [27JY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, H8777 [12SE]

Articles and editorials

O'er the Land of the Free, Dan Hagen, Sullivan (IL) News Progress, E1691 [5AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 59), H399 [19JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 60), H399 [19JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 591), H399 [19JA]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1053), H2224 [24FE]

James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 2689), H13804 [29NO]

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), H7068 [17JY]

Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H3417 [21MR]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1689 [13FE]

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

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 6), H175 [9JA]

———line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H537 [23JA]

———line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212), H8536 [4AU]

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

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H3808 [24MR]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H12506 [15NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H6083 [16JN]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H3417 [21MR]

———balance (see H.R. 822, 1516), H1207 [3FE], H4620 [9MY]

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

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

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2530), H10848 [25OC]

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2704), H14239 [7DE]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H7012 [13JY]

Congress: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 1291), H4619 [9MY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4916 [12MY]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H6481 [28JN]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H5623 [6JN]

Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H6083 [16JN]

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

Ecology and environment: privatize environmental testing analysis (see H.R. 2154), H8174 [1AU]

Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (see H.R. 1880), H6082 [16JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100, 1208, 2566), H3417 [21MR], H6270 [22JN], H11586 [31OC]

———contribution limitations for multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 2446), H10077 [13OC]

———prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693), H7068 [17JY]

———voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other than individual district residents in House of Representative elections (see H.R. 1694), H7068 [17JY]

Employment: require employers to notify workers before health care or retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305), H13274 [17NO]

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), H10485 [19OC]

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

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216), H468 [20JA]

Federal employees: protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628), H537 [23JA]

———strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 2031), H7011 [13JY]

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

Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H4336 [5AP]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H7179 [18JY]

Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981), H6697 [30JN]

———improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H2176 [23FE]

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

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 2071), H7256 [19JY], H7916 [27JY]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H9591 [27SE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2717 [6MR]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 755, 847, 923, 1383, 1615, 1755), H969 [31JA], H1689 [13FE], H4105 [3AP], H4177 [4AP], H4873 [11MY], H5689 [7JN]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 1333), H5072 [16MY]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26, 77), H163 [9JA], H325 [18JA]

House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40, 134), H1461 [8FE], H8174 [1AU]

———disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee reports (see H. Res. 132), H4415 [6AP]

———establish a Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics (see H. Res. 95), H2811 [7MR]

———reform gift rules (see H. Res. 250), H11939 [8NO]

———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28), H840 [27JA]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1542), H5191 [17MY]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8904 [13SE]

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

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

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

Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving office (see H.R. 459), H3156 [14MR]

———treatment of financial assets and strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1356), H6736 [10JY]

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (see H.R. 714), H5905 [13JN]

Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 987), H1907 [16FE]

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

Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 294), H14238 [7DE]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H1461 [8FE]

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

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H400 [19JA]

———restore the proper term of patent protection, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 359), H11587 [31OC]

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

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H2989 [9MR]

Political action committees: ban activities in Federal elections (see H.R. 356), H10484 [19OC]

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 262), H6698 [30JN]

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464), H5623 [6JN]

Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H13274 [17NO]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4415 [6AP], H13274 [17NO]

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), H6481 [28JN]

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

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H6736 [10JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1442), H4916 [12MY]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9784 [10OC]

———credit for in-State contributions to congressional candidates (see H.R. 1695), H7068 [17JY]

———expiration date for refunds on synthetic fuels (see H.R. 2357), H10048 [12OC]

———incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 2474), H10047 [12OC]

———rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit targets (see H.R. 1160), H3417 [21MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H1208 [3FE]

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

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5753 [8JN]

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), H3572 [22MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H11586 [31OC]

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

Poems

``Family Matters,'' by, H6309 [26JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H11683 [1NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), E2248 [28NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8120 [1AU]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14852 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), H14866 [13DE]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H6029 [15JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H767 [26JA]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), H8845 [13SE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3270 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11354 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13202 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5261 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6589 [29JN]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H3023 [10MR]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Economic Development Administration, H7746 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: fossil energy research and development funding, H3270 [15MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7047 [17JY], H8709 [8SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7593 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7746, H7773, H7778 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), E1605 [3AU]

Education: student loan programs, H8732 [12SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), conference report, H11511 [31OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4695, H4780 [10MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H448 [20JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, E1691 [5AU]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6307-H6310 [26JN]

Health: budget treatment of benefits to retired coal miners and their dependents, H12157 [13NO]

House Rules: reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13077 [16NO]

Illinois: tribute to Mt. Zion Secondary School womens' basketball team, E431 [24FE]

———tribute to Southern Illinois Children's Choir, E1111 [24MY]

———tribute to Stewardson-Strasburg High School boys basketball team, E864 [7AP]

———United Paper Workers, UAW, and United Rubber Workers labor-management dispute, H4149 [4AP]

James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (H.R. 2689), H14983 [18DE]

Labor unions: collective bargaining rights of mass transit employees, H7593 [25JY]

Macon, IL: anniversary of the Eastern Star Nursing Home, E1204 [8JN]

Major League Baseball: players' strike, H4149 [4AP]

Mattoon, IL: St. Mary's School President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State champion, E2077 [31OC]

Medicare: reform, H6029 [15JN]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10350 [19OC]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2456 [1MR]

Mining and mineral resources: health care benefits for miners, H9510 [27SE]

Mitchell, George: Rural Health Association Rural Health Practitioner of the Year Award recipient, E1208 [8JN]

Mt. Zion, IL: Mt. Zion Swingsations Showstoppers' National Show Choir Title recipient, E1206 [8JN]

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9299 [20SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E989 [10MY]

Palestine, IL: tribute to Pioneer City Rodeo, E874 [7AP], E1664 [5AU]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), H7495 [24JY]

———fossil energy research and development funding, H7047 [17JY]

Public lands: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H8709 [8SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3784 [24MR]

———reform, H15273 [20DE]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3713 [23MR], H3784 [24MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15527 [21DE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11843 [8NO]

SBA: funding for the Office of Advocacy, H7778 [26JY]

———restructure, H7773 [26JY]

Shelbyville, IL: tribute to Shelbyville High School boys basketball team, E868 [7AP]

Small business: reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (H.R. 2150), H8735, H8737 [12SE]

Teutopolis, IL: tribute to Teutopolis High School girls basketball team, E861 [7AP]

Water pollution: industrial discharge standards, H4780 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H15573 [21DE]

Special order: granted, H3730 [23MR], H3877 [28MR], H3973 [29MR], H4030 [30MR], H4176 [4AP], H4914 [12MY], H5365 [18MY], H5751 [8JN], H6043 [15JN], H14236 [7DE], H14252 [11DE], H14309 [12DE], H14761 [13DE], H14926 [14DE], H15086 [18DE], H15134 [19DE], H15235 [20DE], H15632 [22DE]

Schedules

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Health: saving medicare and budget reconciliations, D895 [20JY]

Tributes

Atkinson, William T., E2147 [9NO]

Beckham, Margaret and Gene, E1941 [12OC]

Beddingfield, Edward C., Sr., E1436 [13JY]

Black, Eugene and Earl, E1025 [12MY]

Cougill, Floyd C., E1202 [8JN]

Crisp, Richard, E1919 [11OC]

Glassford, Joe, E1214 [9JN]

Greathouse, Stanley E., E476 [1MR]

Holmes, Nichole L., E365 [16FE]

Livesay, Ray, E1087 [19MY]

MacDonald, Ruth, E2185 [15NO]

Madigan, Edward R., H199 [11JA]

McFadden, Lester, E858 [7AP]

Roark, John, E2287 [5DE]

Rolofson, Lyle, E2135 [8NO]

Ruggeri, Steve, E1840 [27SE]

Shreves, George and Mabel, E2367 [14DE]

Taylor, H.G., E2284 [5DE]

Thompson, Alf, E1976 [18OC]

Towle, John C., E2134 [8NO]

Turner, John H., E1668 [5AU]

Wolf, Bonnie, E1841 [27SE], E1939 [12OC]