THORNBERRY, WILLIAM M. (MAC) (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9786 [10OC], H9898 [11OC], H9936 [12OC]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H370 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Congress: treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 2455), H9784 [10OC]

Government regulations: use of freon in home, automobile, and agricultural air conditioning equipment (see H.R. 2645), H12505 [15NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2454), H9784 [10OC]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 2456), H9784 [10OC]

Taxation: provide equivalent rates on liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas (see H.R. 2812), H15135 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6699 [30JN]

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

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1968 [21FE]

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

Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of service (see H.R. 832), H1281 [6FE]

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

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]

Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774), H4177 [4AP]

———repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H3733 [23MR]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H1208 [3FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H161 [9JA]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H5072 [16MY]

———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H10485 [19OC]

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

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H10146 [17OC]

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

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

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H1752 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H5690 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H3417 [21MR]

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

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

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H4618 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H6913 [12JY]

———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]

Federal employees: allow contributions to medical savings accounts under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341), H11830 [7NO]

———eliminate exemptions of civil service requirements for judicial or legislative branch employees involuntarily separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913), H6159 [20JN]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 698), H468 [20JA], H1556 [9FE]

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

FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see H.R. 2445), H9738 [29SE]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2373), H9452 [21SE]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H3879 [28MR]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H468 [20JA]

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]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2393 [28FE]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H10147 [17OC]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5471 [23MY]

House of Representatives: abolish franking privilege (see H.R. 2308), H9897 [11OC]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 1755), H5689 [7JN]

———transfer certain administrative and maintenance functions to the private sector (see H. Res. 102), H2487 [1MR]

House Rules: statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 138), H4958 [15MY]

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

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H6270 [22JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H7012 [13JY]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H6481 [28JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 76), H162 [9JA], H2892 [8MR]

———limit period of service for annuity computation (see H.R. 804), H1156 [2FE]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 1580), H6083 [16JN]

———provide States with exclusive jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within their borders (see H.R. 2372), H9451 [21SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8994 [14SE]

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

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H2717 [6MR]

National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426), H1968 [21FE]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H14003 [5DE]

———revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H1611 [10FE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 1675), H5366 [18MY]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H9245 [19SE]

———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H7379 [20JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H7012 [13JY]

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 term (see H.R. 359), H3572 [22MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13658 [20NO]

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

Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H1611 [10FE]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975), H7012 [13JY]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H2487 [1MR]

Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489), H230 [11JA]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H1968 [21FE]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H1461 [8FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H9591 [27SE]

———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668), H13658 [20NO]

———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]

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

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9743 [6OC]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H10307 [18OC]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H6200 [21JN]

———modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see H.R. 2199), H9897 [11OC]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4619 [9MY]

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H1051 [1FE]

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H4619 [9MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H8806 [12SE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H9592 [27SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H6698 [30JN]

———treatment of cash rents relative to special estate tax valuation rules (see H.R. 501), H2224 [24FE]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H9592 [27SE]

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

———treatment of property managed according to certain habitat conservation agreements (see H.R. 2423), H9670 [28SE]

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

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745), H6699 [30JN]

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

———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2632, 2813), H12506 [15NO], H15237 [20DE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H9738 [29SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H15136 [19DE]

Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220), H4415 [6AP]

Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776), H14963 [15DE]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Kenyon, Erin, E1551 [28JY]

Remarks by, on

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13242 [17NO]

Budget: balance, H15489 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15489 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10910 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5131 [17MY]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (H.R. 2525), H13679 [28NO]

Chemicals: use of tritium in producing nuclear weapons, H5997 [15JN]

Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program: funding, H5967 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5789 [13JN], H5944, H5967 [14JN], H5997 [15JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 307), H14944 [15DE]

National security: national missile defense systems, H5944 [14JN]

———revitalize (H.R. 7), H1788 [15FE]

National Weather Service: standards for Dept. of Defense radar sites used as part of the national weather radar network, H9936 [12OC]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9936 [12OC]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4228 [5AP]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H5944 [14JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4176 [4AP]