GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H7991 [28JY], H8405 [3AU]

Appointments

Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H3817 [28MR]

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

Articles and editorials

Where Public TV Is More Than a Political Football, Laurie Mifflin, New York (NY) Times, E1201 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. Res. 122), H3974 [29MR]

Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4545 [3MY]

Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see H.R. 2640), H12505 [15NO]

Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 984), H1907 [16FE]

Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area: designate (see H.R. 1961), H6655 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14964 [15DE]

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

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212), H8536 [4AU]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

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

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H3733 [23MR]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H4441 [1MY]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989), H3156 [14MR]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4916 [12MY]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H8537 [4AU]

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

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3), H1556 [9FE]

———restitution for victims (see H.R. 711), H802 [26JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H2224 [24FE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H295 [17JA]

Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H5191 [17MY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H167 [9JA]

FRS: impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 98), H2892 [8MR]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2175 [23FE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H8725 [8SE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1850 [15FE]

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

Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate (see H.R. 2547), H14173 [6DE]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 560), H1611 [10FE]

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

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922, 1046), H6046 [15JN], H13930 [4DE]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7916 [27JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7916 [27JY]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H3417 [21MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80), H2307 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H2651 [3MR]

NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 407), H8597 [6SE]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H10994 [26OC]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H14311 [12DE]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4512 [2MY]

Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 239), H5691 [7JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H2811 [7MR]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13658 [20NO]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103), H3733 [23MR]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982), H3417 [21MR]

Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H8534 [4AU]

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H6481 [28JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3808 [24MR]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1085), H3879 [28MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H8903 [13SE]

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

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H11939 [8NO]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H8806 [12SE]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H5072 [16MY]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H13930 [4DE]

———modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement plans (see H.R. 1314), H6736 [10JY]

———nonrecognition of gain on conversion of long-term property through exercise of eminent domain (see H.R. 928), H2717 [6MR]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1051 [1FE]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039), H7011 [13JY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H12350 [14NO]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H10147 [17OC]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5905 [13JN]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 2030), H7011 [13JY]

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]

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), H4620 [9MY]

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

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H4916 [12MY]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H12506 [15NO]

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

Letters

Disposal of spent nuclear fuel: Richard H. Stallings, Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator, E796-E798 [6AP]

Motions offered by

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H3025 [10MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: extension service program and tobacco crop insurance funding, H7350 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7350 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: eligibility for Pell Grant funding relative to student loan default rate, H8405, H8406 [3AU]

Consumers: anniversary of the Major Appliance Consumer Action Program, E1170 [7JN]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 109), H2908 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to recommit, H3025 [10MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8405, H8406 [3AU]

Earle, Jimmy: induction to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, E340 [14FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6874 [12JY]

Macon County, TN: tribute, E1445 [17JY]

Murfreesboro, TN: tribute to Riverdale High School football team, E716 [29MR]

Pulitzer Prize: recognition of Morton Gould for music composition, E1006 [11MY]

Radioactive substances: disposal of spent nuclear fuel, E796 [6AP]

Smyrna, TN: tribute to Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp., employees, E1207 [8JN]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, E1649 [5AU]

TVA: funding, H6874 [12JY]

Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc.: tribute to employees, E1687 [5AU]

WCTE-TV (Cookeville, TN): tribute, E1201 [8JN]

Whirlpool Corp.: Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s Partners in Progress Award recipient, E1137 [26MY]

Schedules

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Federal Direct Student Loan Program, D651 [23MY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology: debt collection improvement, D1066 [8SE]

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: public lands legislation, D1051 [7SE]

Committee on Rules (House): Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, D304 [7MR]

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

Statements

Government Can Continue Services With Pay-Per-Call, Richard J. Gordon, Teleservices Industry Association, E1463 [19JY]

Tributes

Cantrell, Charles P., E1339 [27JN]

Clements, Wallace, E1675 [5AU]

Cutrer, T. Tommy, E1692 [5AU]

Dingell, Representative, H15190 [19DE]

Dotson, Guy R., Sr., E1385 [30JN]

Fowler, Bob, E1294 [20JN]

Moser, Don, E1615 [3AU]

Phillips, Phyllis and Ray, E588 [14MR]

Vaughn, William J., E1844 [27SE]