GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments offered by, to

Courts: reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2677 [6MR]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act, H10002 [12OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: reduce size of grand juries (see H.R. 2183), H8360 [3AU]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1615), H4873 [11MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H3416 [21MR]

Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575), H399 [19JA]

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

Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 1165), H2891 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H5982 [14JN]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1461 [8FE]

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

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]

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

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), H3417 [21MR]

———balance (see H.R. 822), H1207 [3FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161, H175 [9JA]

Business and industry: voluntary environmental self-evaluations (see H.R. 1047), H3276 [15MR]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6270 [22JN]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H10726 [24OC]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4032 [30MR]

———health research (see H.R. 1735), H7068 [17JY]

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H840 [27JA]

Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169), H3276 [15MR]

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: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H4620 [9MY]

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

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

———reform civil justice system (see H.R. 988), H1907 [16FE]

———reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802), H8806 [12SE]

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

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H7917 [27JY]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H7550 [24JY]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5753 [8JN]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H10048 [12OC]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H14003 [5DE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9245 [19SE]

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

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H3733 [23MR]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1617), H5905 [13JN]

———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H9132 [18SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739, 1005), H468 [20JA], H889 [30JA], H2224 [24FE]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H6913 [12JY]

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

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H9671 [28SE]

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

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H7068 [17JY]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H. Con. Res. 5), H231 [11JA]

———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. 121), H12506 [15NO]

Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H4619 [9MY]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28), H839 [27JA]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (see H.R. 2564), H12350 [14NO]

Government regulations: cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636), H8597 [6SE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H231 [11JA]

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), H13274 [17NO]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4873 [11MY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H177 [9JA]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H5691 [7JN]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77), H165 [9JA]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 756, 1018, 1915, 2202), H969 [31JA], H2175 [23FE], H6269 [22JN], H8533 [4AU]

———status of public education benefits relative to States (see H.R. 1377), H4104 [3AP]

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

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H5470 [23MY]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H970 [31JA]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952), H1849 [15FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 5), H162 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 24), H1461 [8FE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H14927 [14DE]

———modification of highway signs (see H.R. 1173), H4415 [6AP]

Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H890 [30JA]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H4511 [2MY]

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

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H692 [25JA]

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512), H8174 [1AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9505 [25SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H10994 [26OC]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H8174 [1AU]

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

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

———limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H8684 [7SE]

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), H4915 [12MY]

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

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H5753 [8JN]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790), H400 [19JA], H1051 [1FE]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61), H3880 [28MR]

Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H969 [31JA]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H. Con. Res. 109), H10848 [25OC]

———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), H4511 [2MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H14964 [15DE]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1156 [2FE]

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), H10047 [12OC]

———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H840 [27JA]

———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H243 [13JA]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H6656 [29JN]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H10146 [17OC]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4512 [2MY]

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

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H11939 [8NO]

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

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265), H9897 [11OC]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H10848 [25OC]

Virginia: improve National Park System (see H.R. 1091), H2486 [1MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H9784 [10OC]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H7011 [13JY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H6159 [20JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6273 [26JN], H13299 [18NO]

Letters

Federal policy on computer encryption: Ad Hoc Taxpayer Coalition for Computer Privacy, E2307 [7DE]

———Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, E2308 [7DE]

———Rhett Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, E2309 [7DE]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, E2308 [7DE]

———several organizations, E2307 [7DE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11608 [1NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H12499 [15NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8106 [1AU]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H15175 [19DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H647 [25JA], H725, H733, H735, H740 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15175 [19DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10902 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13163 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15151 [19DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5277, H5291 [18MY]

Civil rights: exempt certain court cases from mandatory sanctions on attorneys, H2742 [7MR]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H5490 [24MY]

Courts: admissibility of evidence of collateral source payments in medical liability actions, H3017, H3018, H3019 [10MR]

———assignment of judges in State referendum challenge cases, H9623 [28SE]

———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1337 [7FE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, H2937 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2937, H2950 [9MR], H3017, H3018, H3019 [10MR]

———reduce size of grand juries (H.R. 2183), E1628 [4AU]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2666, H2667, H2668, H2669, H2673, H2677, H2678, H2679, H2681, H2682, H2683, H2684, H2689, H2690, H2692, H2693, H2694, H2695, H2700, H2701, H2702 [6MR], H2737, H2738, H2739, H2742 [7MR]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), motion to recommit, H2748, H2749 [7MR]

———State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), H9616, H9623 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6988, H6989 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15301 [20DE]

Dominick, Hayne W., E768 [4AP]

Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2533 [2MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H5004 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H573 [24JA]

———treatment of children's health relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H573 [24JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6420 [28JN]

Government: establish a national computer encryption policy, E2307 [7DE]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13108 [16NO]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (H.R. 1615), E1013 [11MY]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H16 [4JA]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (H.R. 1279), E646 [21MR]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1662, H1669 [13FE]

Medicare: reform, H9598 [28SE]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10361 [19OC]

Members of Congress: annuity computation (H.R. 575), E129 [19JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3908, H3931, H3961 [29MR]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (H.R. 2511), E1994 [20OC]

National Trust for Historic Preservation: funding, H6988, H6989 [13JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H738 [26JA], H2745 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3390 [21MR]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2533 [2MR]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), H10870 [26OC]

Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8465 [4AU]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8286 [2AU], H8465, H8471, H8471, H8488 [4AU]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), consideration (H. Res. 207), H8274 [2AU]

———provide means of restricting access to unwanted materials in interactive telecommunications systems, H8471, H8471 [4AU]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, H8488 [4AU]

Virginia: improve National Park System (H.R. 1091), H9078, H9082 [18SE]

———include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (H.R. 1165), E548 [8MR]

Votes: position on missed, H14993 [18DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4176 [4AP], H15134 [19DE]

Schedules

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

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: National Park System in Virginia, D324 [9MR]

Committee on Rules (House): civil justice system reform, D284 [3MR]

———Communications Act, D956 [31JY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: National Highway System reform, D313 [8MR]

Statements

Entry Restrictions to Telecommunications Markets: by, H8465 [4AU]