ENSIGN, JOHN (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7917 [27JY], H8031 [31JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), H14311 [12DE], H14927 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see H.R. 2781), H14927 [14DE]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H. Con. Res. 113), H12506 [15NO]

Taxation: deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H5690 [7JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H8994 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]

———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]

———price supports for wheat, feed, grain, rice, and cotton (see H.R. 2010), H6830 [11JY]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H840 [27JA]

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

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

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H4177 [4AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H2177 [23FE]

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

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17), H537 [23JA]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H8725 [8SE]

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

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H11829 [7NO]

Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order against certain continuing resolutions (see H.R. 2197), H8533 [4AU]

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

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H5691 [7JN]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H12350 [14NO]

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

Education: low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 1640), H6699 [30JN]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H15238 [20DE]

Families and domestic relations: State use of automated data retrieval system for child and spousal support enforcement (see H.R. 2288), H8725 [8SE]

———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), H8994 [14SE]

———allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2667, 2769), H13346 [19NO], H15136 [19DE]

———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 2090), H12128 [10NO]

———strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 1576, 2031), H5983 [14JN], H7011 [13JY]

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

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

Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire prevention plan (see H.R. 596), H9591 [27SE]

Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981), H7179 [18JY]

———improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H4032 [30MR]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H2176 [23FE]

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

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H6046 [15JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1234), H3156 [14MR]

House of Representatives: require use of official allowance to purchase copies of the U.S. Code (see H. Res. 58), H1208 [3FE]

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

House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 134), H9452 [21SE]

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

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H4872 [11MY]

Investments: facilitate asset security through certain investment trusts (see H.R. 1967), H6831 [11JY]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H14238 [7DE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1556 [9FE]

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

Medicare: screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H1051 [1FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 76), H162 [9JA], H3049 [10MR]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2462), H9897 [11OC]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H5692 [7JN]

———make pay subject to annual appropriations (see H.R. 2351), H12128 [10NO]

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

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H9452 [21SE]

National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H15633 [22DE]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H840 [27JA]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283), H13731 [28NO]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H6830 [11JY]

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

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

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H6397 [27JN]

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

Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 1924), H6269 [22JN]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H7067 [17JY]

———repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H7550 [24JY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H801 [26JA]

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]

———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), H4619 [9MY]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H174 [9JA]

Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2713), H14002 [5DE]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H8725 [8SE]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H8309 [2AU]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H7012 [13JY]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H1968 [21FE]

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

———provide exemption to market discount rules for tax-exempt obligations (see H.R. 843), H3975 [29MR]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H7990 [28JY]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H592 [24JA]

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H164 [9JA]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H8361 [3AU]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099), H4619 [9MY]

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

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H11441 [30OC]

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

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

———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2461), H9897 [11OC]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370), H4031 [30MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]

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, 1994), H4546 [3MY], H7257 [19JY]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H5691 [7JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H12350 [14NO]

Water: reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1803), H9897 [11OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H14873 [14DE]

Letters

Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal facility: Representative Kasich, Committee on the Budget (House), H14872 [13DE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1259 [6FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13240 [17NO]

Budget: balance, H14150, H14151, H14152 [6DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10897, H10907 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H14150, H14151, H14152 [6DE]

Chemicals: use of tritium in producing nuclear weapons, H5992, H5996 [15JN]

Chiropractic profession: tribute, E625 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5992, H5996 [15JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H8604 [7SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7234 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for veterans medical care programs through reductions in NASA and NSF funds, H8031, H8032, H8034 [31JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8408 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H8031, H8032, H8034 [31JY]

Hazardous substances: compensate landowners whose property is devalued due to Federal nuclear waste, H14877 [14DE]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), H14261 [12DE], H14872 [13DE], H14877 [14DE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9528 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: reform, H2975 [9MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3362 [21MR], H3687 [23MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3157 [15MR]

Senior citizens: National Senior Volunteer Corps funding, H8408 [3AU]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4117 [4AP], H4227 [5AP]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship, H7234 [19JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1774 [13SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2890 [8MR], H2987 [9MR], H3730 [23MR], H4030 [30MR], H14761 [13DE]

Schedules

Committee on Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Energy and Power: high-level radioactive waste disposal, D802 [28JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission, D1174 [29SE]