FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

State of the Union Response: Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, E176 [25JA]

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H407 [19JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4645 [9MY], H5000 [16MY]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2394 [28FE], H2429 [1MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002, H5710 [8JN]

Articles and editorials

Col. Norme Frost—Still Flying High at 99, Bob Witty, Tryon (NJ) Daily Bulletin, E693 [24MR]

Taiwan-Mainland China Relations Under Premier Lien Chan, Winston L. Yang, E140 [19JA]

Zantac Windfall, Washington (DC) Post, E2436 [21DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 62), H537 [23JA]

Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 1837), H5982 [14JN]

FAA: transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (see H.R. 2832), H15633 [22DE]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. Res. 27), H175 [9JA]

Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981), H6697 [30JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H3048 [10MR]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 2182), H8360 [3AU]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1126), H2650 [3MR]

Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see H.R. 2216), H8534 [4AU]

Taxation: treatment of insurance payments and property taxes on a principal residence after a certain age (see H.R. 1857), H6045 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8597 [6SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H13804 [29NO]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H4874 [11MY]

———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H14003 [5DE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4, 6), H162, H175 [9JA]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H6270 [22JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4336 [5AP]

Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the National Estuary Program (see H.R. 679), H691 [25JA]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H14003 [5DE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H6397 [27JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H9591 [27SE]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H10307 [18OC]

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

———prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 1291), H3571 [22MR]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663), H10848 [25OC]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H6397 [27JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]

Dept. of Defense: terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 703), H11441 [30OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H13341 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H4512 [2MY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9897 [11OC]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H14003 [5DE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100, 2072), H6046 [15JN], H8597 [6SE]

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

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H11587 [31OC]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 2090), H11767 [2NO]

———strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 1576), H10048 [12OC]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. Res. 54), H242 [13JA]

———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]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]

Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H11686 [1NO]

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

Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see H.R. 431), H177 [9JA]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H9452 [21SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950), H8994 [14SE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1689 [13FE]

House Rules: statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 138), H4511 [2MY]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H5471 [23MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references (see H.R. 1204), H4619 [9MY]

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

Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575), H2651 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 76), H3733 [23MR]

———make pay subject to annual appropriations (see H.R. 2351), H13658 [20NO]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H3156 [14MR]

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

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H15639 [27DE]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H9245 [19SE]

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

PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930), H9897 [11OC]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 432), H177 [9JA]

Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H11441 [30OC]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H11686 [1NO]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H8537 [4AU]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 24), H163 [9JA]

SSI: require periodic reapplication and modify administrative criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974), H9364 [20SE]

States: ban the utilization of Federal funds to lure jobs and businesses from other States (see H.R. 1842), H5983 [14JN]

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

———capital gains rate on stock of certain domestic corporations (see H.R. 512), H242 [13JA]

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H14239 [7DE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H6397 [27JN]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H5190 [17MY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H8537 [4AU]

Poems

``Our Children,'' Paula McCoy-Pinderhughes, E1271 [16JN]

Remarks by, on

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13830 [30NO]

———outreach program for domestic trackwork manufacturers contract awards, H13830 [30NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H4501 [2MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H650 [25JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 44), E173 [25JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 62), E157 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10785 [25OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13624 [20NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5124 [17MY]

———use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal budget (H.J. Res. 132), H14990 [18DE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H7381 [21JY]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8931 [14SE]

Drugs: availability of generic Zantac, E2435 [21DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), E1422 [12JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), E2087 [1NO]

———transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (H.R. 2832), E2451 [22DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H5001 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H998 [1FE]

Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (H.R. 1981), E1372 [30JN]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2405, H2429, H2434, H2435 [1MR]

House Republican Conference: resolution on congressional building sale to demonstrate commitment to shrink the Federal Government, E2118 [7NO]

Immigration: asylum reform (H.R. 2182), E1635 [4AU]

League of Women Voters: anniversary, E340 [14FE]

Lincoln Technical Institute: anniversary, E2395 [19DE]

Linden Industrial Association: anniversary, E1497 [21JY]

Members of Congress: limit terms, H3426 [22MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E1271 [16JN]

Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (H.R. 2216), E1682 [5AU]

Union County, NJ: tribute to citizens who have served in Congress, E1338 [27JN], E1376 [30JN]

Schedules

Committee on Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Energy and Power: Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, D323 [9MR]

—————Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, D323 [9MR]

Committee on Rules (House): constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D72 [23JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law: job creation and wage enhancement, D146 [6FE]

———Subcommittee on the Constitution: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D22 [9JA]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety, D348 [14MR]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): legislative priorities, D28 [10JA]

Subpoena Notices

Manville, NJ, Municipal Court, H3966 [29MR], H4344 [6AP], H5632 [7JN]

Tributes

Desiderio, Leonard J., E1657 [5AU]

Frost, Norme, E692 [24MR]

Maccini, Margaret A., E577 [10MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak, E2117 [7NO]