LEACH, JAMES A. (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments offered by, to

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1758 [14FE], H1859 [16FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Arkansas: conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583), H399 [19JA]

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 85), H1752 [14FE]

Federal Bank Agency: establish (see H.R. 17), H163 [9JA]

Financial institutions: encourage foreign countries to accord national treatment to U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 19), H163 [9JA]

———enhance competition (see H.R. 18), H163 [9JA]

———improve risk management techniques and use of derivative products (see H.R. 20), H163 [9JA]

———increase competition in the financial services sector (see H.R. 1062, 2520), H2306 [27FE], H10726 [24OC]

———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1858), H6045 [15JN]

FRS: appointment of Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 15), H163 [9JA]

Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583, 584), H399 [19JA]

Minnesota: conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583), H399 [19JA]

SEC: require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue securities (see H.R. 14), H163 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H11939 [8NO]

———transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H1908 [16FE]

Air pollution: exempt agricultural activities from certain permit requirements (see H.R. 1900), H11441 [30OC]

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H13804 [29NO]

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

Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315), H15238 [20DE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H6830 [11JY]

Budget: 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]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H10307 [18OC]

Committees of the House: reporting of legislation relative to streamlining Government rules and regulations (see H. Res. 97), H2224 [24FE]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5571 [24MY]

Defense Production Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 2204), H8534 [4AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H1968 [21FE]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H6270 [22JN]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2072, 2566), H9592 [27SE], H11586 [31OC]

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H4441 [1MY]

Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521), H10726 [24OC]

Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 2363), H9245 [19SE]

———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H4031 [30MR]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H6396 [27JN], H6698 [30JN]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (see H.R. 2268), H9784 [10OC]

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

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H6397 [27JN]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H6913 [12JY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4415 [6AP]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H2306 [27FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995), H7179 [18JY]

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

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214), H9452 [21SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (see H.R. 2406), H9591 [27SE]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H11830 [7NO]

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

Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718), H839 [27JA]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H9245 [19SE]

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

Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772), H1050 [1FE]

Mongolia: anniversary of democratic elections (see H. Res. 158), H5608 [25MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H6656 [29JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H6830 [11JY]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H6656 [29JN]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H1052 [1FE]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H6656 [29JN]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]

Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H2306 [27FE]

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), H1612 [10FE]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of benefits after death (see H.R. 163), H1908 [16FE]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H8174 [1AU]

Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H179 [9JA]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H164 [9JA]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1689 [13FE]

———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]

———one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer (see H.R. 441), H2651 [3MR]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H4335 [5AP]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1908 [16FE]

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H2651 [3MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H1968 [21FE]

———treatment of bad debt reserves of savings associations which are required to convert to banks (see H.R. 2494), H10306 [18OC]

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

———treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 2232), H11939 [8NO]

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

Telecommunications: improve coordination of telecommunications policy within the executive branch (see H.R. 181), H7801 [26JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H5071 [16MY]

Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens on creditors (see H.R. 1184), H2988 [9MR]

———clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2399), H9591 [27SE]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1380), H4104 [3AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H12506 [15NO]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H4546 [3MY]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H1556 [9FE]

Virginia: improve National Park System (see H.R. 1091), H6083 [16JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220), H3733 [23MR]

Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H5472 [23MY]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H11441 [30OC]

Letters

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H9395 [21SE]

Enforce subpoena on William H. Kennedy III relative to Senate investigation of Whitewater and Madison Guaranty, S18940 [20DE]

Poems

``Second Coming,'' William Butler Yeats, H6431 [28JN]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 270), H12411 [15NO]

Armed Forces: define the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas, H1859, H1863 [16FE]

Budget: balance, H12324-H12326 [14NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E245 [1FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13197 [17NO]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5677 [7JN]

———require cost-benefit analysis for consolidating foreign affairs agencies, H5677 [7JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: obligation or expenditure of funds relative to the exchange stabilization fund, H7216, H7217, H7219, H7220, H7221 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7216, H7217, H7219, H7220, H7221 [19JY]

Federal-state relations: require fair market value for Federal assets conveyed to States, H5641, H5644 [7JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6431 [28JN]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13686 [28NO]

Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10650 [24OC]

Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 584), H5641, H5644 [7JN]

Medicare: reform, H12324-H12326 [14NO]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2444, H2446, H2456, H2458 [1MR]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1795 [15FE], H1859, H1863, H1867 [16FE]

Nigeria: execution of human rights activists, H12168 [13NO]

Taxation: rates, H13197 [17NO]

Truth in Lending Act: clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure requirements (H.R. 2399), H9513, H9514 [27SE]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1795 [15FE], H1867 [16FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H12188 [13NO], H12348 [14NO]

Reports filed

Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193), H7178 [18JY]

Financial Services Competitiveness Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127), H5366 [18MY], H5904 [13JN]

Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53), H2306 [27FE]

Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 104-281), H10306 [18OC]

Rules

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H1201-H1206 [3FE]

Schedules

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Markets and Trading Commission, D450 [30MR]

Tributes

Kirkwood, Walter B., E2348 [13DE]