COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4580 [9MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, H13841 [30NO]

———S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, H7587 [25JY]

Majority objectors for the private calendar, H11735 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1361), H4031 [30MR]

Crime: sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240), H3275 [15MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 24), H175 [9JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 126), H167 [9JA]

———make ineligible for participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 165), H168 [9JA]

Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of Congress and Social Security benefits (see H. Con. Res. 2), H176 [9JA]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 201), H169 [9JA]

Tariff: warp knitting machines (see H.R. 1549), H4511 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H4958 [15MY]

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H9363 [20SE]

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

———line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27), H159, H163 [9JA]

Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H14311 [12DE]

Aviation: develop information system on, and investigation of pilot aptitude (see H.R. 2772), H14764 [13DE]

———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]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4546 [3MY]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H12350 [14NO]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]

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), H8994 [14SE]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989), H1907 [16FE]

———registration and protection of trademarks (see H.R. 1270, 1295), H3415 [21MR], H3572 [22MR]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (see H.R. 2650), H13142 [16NO]

Courts: authorize voluntary alternative dispute resolutions systems (see H.R. 1443), H4414 [6AP]

———State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170), H2892 [8MR]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H4431 [7AP]

———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]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105), H11830 [7NO]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H242 [13JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: prescribe by regulation the representation of ``Woodsy Owl'' (see H.R. 1269), H3415 [21MR]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H12085 [9NO]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6397 [27JN]

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

Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H6270 [22JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H468 [20JA], H889 [30JA]

EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H5367 [18MY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H8683 [7SE]

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

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

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore stenographic preference for depositions (see H.R. 1445), H4414 [6AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H4031 [30MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H400 [19JA]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H165 [9JA]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 698), H1281 [6FE]

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

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H4415 [6AP]

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

Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H4795 [10MY]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28), H8684 [7SE]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (see H.R. 2564), H12190 [13NO]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H6046 [15JN]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1689 [13FE]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H3733 [23MR]

Health: clinical laboratory diagnostic testing services (see H.R. 1461), H8309 [2AU]

House of Representatives: 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), H12506 [15NO]

Immigration: asylum reform and prohibition of Federal benefits to certain aliens (see H.R. 375), H803 [26JA]

———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H803 [26JA]

———public charge status of aliens and financial responsibility of sponsors (see H.R. 372), H803 [26JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H6269 [22JN], H8533 [4AU]

Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see H.R. 2441), H9738 [29SE]

Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 2674), H13658 [20NO]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H15574 [21DE]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H5572 [24MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H6913 [12JY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H8904 [13SE]

Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated between two States (see H.R. 2648), H14765 [13DE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H11441 [30OC]

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 76), H162 [9JA], H3733 [23MR]

———make pay subject to annual appropriations (see H.R. 2351), H9592 [27SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H15136 [19DE]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see H.R. 2511), H10484 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H6046 [15JN]

———increase utility of title information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803), H15087 [18DE]

———limit regulation of light and medium duty commercial vehicles (see H.R. 1885), H7990 [28JY]

National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (see H.R. 1734), H5608 [25MY]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H13870 [30NO]

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

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]

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), H5982 [14JN]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (see H.R. 2149), H8174 [1AU]

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

Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587), H399 [19JA]

———early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H7917 [27JY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H5367 [18MY]

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

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

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H6046 [15JN]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61), H2306 [27FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]

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]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1085, 2323), H5367 [18MY], H13870 [30NO]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H9245 [19SE]

———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H231 [11JA]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H1968 [21FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13), H163 [9JA]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H8597 [6SE]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6159 [20JN]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H6482 [28JN]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H9897 [11OC]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H2177 [23FE]

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

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]

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

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H9452 [21SE]

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

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see H.R. 2283), H8684 [7SE]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265), H8596 [6SE]

Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083), H4795 [10MY]

Transportation: increase utility of motor vehicle title information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2687), H13804 [29NO]

———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), H5753 [8JN]

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

Letters

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Representative Archer, H4583 [9MY]

———Representative Shuster, H4583 [9MY]

Tariff on warp knitting machines: Jane E. Hanson, Dept. of the Treasury, E928 [2MY]

Remarks by, on

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14821 [13DE]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14821 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14821 [13DE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13170 [17NO]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5739 [8JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4563, H4565, H4567, H4582, H4583, H4584, H4589, H4590, H4592, H4593, H4594, H4595 [9MY]

———base closure procedures, H4593 [9MY]

———closure of small boat stations, H4584 [9MY]

———vessel inspection fees, H4594, H4595 [9MY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H9710 [29SE]

Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1321 [7FE]

———management of the trial of O.J. Simpson, H8729 [12SE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 108), H2866 [8MR]

Cuba: U.S. policy, H4589 [9MY]

Davidson, NC: tribute to East Davidson High School wrestling team, E784 [4AP]

Davidson County, NC: tribute to Lexington High School boy's basketball team, E1316 [22JN]

Denton (NC) Record: tribute, E2289 [5DE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5387 [23MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4867 [11MY], H4995 [16MY]

Foreign trade: exempt trade sanction provisions of GATT from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2122 [23FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H15274 [20DE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2122 [23FE]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Eastern Guilford High School wrestling team, E851 [7AP]

High Point, NC: tribute to Andrews High School boy's basketball team, E1316 [22JN]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H15 [4JA]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), consideration (H. Res. 79), H1625 [13FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2492), H11498 [31OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3944 [29MR]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2455 [1MR]

North Carolina: tribute to Graham High School men's doubles tennis team, E1232 [13JN]

———tribute to Williams High School golf team, E1253 [15JN]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization): tribute, H1700 [14FE]

Point of order, H4590, H4592, H4593 [9MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1619 [13FE]

Rowan County, NC: tribute to East Rowan High School boy's basketball team, E1394 [30JN]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), H10871 [26OC]

Tariff: warp knitting machines (H.R. 1549), E928 [2MY]

Thomasville, NC: tribute to Ledford High School girl's basketball team, E1316 [22JN]

Votes: position on missed, H561 [24JA], H1619 [13FE]

Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, NC: designate (H.R. 840), H13957 [5DE]

Water pollution: ocean dumping and navigational dredging permits, H4995 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H15235 [20DE]

Schedules

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): Subcommittee on Civil Service: Federal Retirement System, D330 [10MR]

Tributes

Rhoades, Richard A., H4797 [11MY]