HANCOCK, MEL (a Representative from Missouri)

Articles and editorials

Bowen Reflects on Life of Politics, John Krull, E802 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 26), H175 [9JA]

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]

———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H2393 [28FE]

Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592), H3572 [22MR]

Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of service (see H.R. 832), H1281 [6FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H12506 [15NO]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312), H2306 [27FE]

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

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

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4031 [30MR]

Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 209), H231 [11JA]

———abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities (see H.R. 579), H890 [30JA]

Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774), H1050 [1FE]

———repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H1281 [6FE]

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), H2177 [23FE]

———balance (see H.R. 822, 1131, 1923), H1207 [3FE], H2651 [3MR], H6269 [22JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 74), H161 [9JA], H2651 [3MR]

———limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110), H2989 [9MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5191 [17MY]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17), H537 [23JA]

Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 1398), H7257 [19JY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H5072 [16MY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 87, 93), H5608 [25MY], H10994 [26OC]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128), H7916 [27JY], H9132 [18SE]

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

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

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

Congressional Record: require payment from House Members' official expense account relative to matter printed in the Extensions of Remarks (see H. Res. 18), H3156 [14MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see H.R. 208), H169 [9JA]

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

———prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663), H803 [26JA]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2507), H12350 [14NO]

———funding for death penalty resource centers (see H.R. 1984), H6736 [10JY]

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

———State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170), H3879 [28MR]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H8904 [13SE]

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

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

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

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H5983 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 142, 1118), H400 [19JA], H3975 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]

———eliminate (see H.R. 1318), H3880 [28MR]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H6698 [30JN]

Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 1098), H3156 [14MR]

———assistance program eligibility for organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 656), H3733 [23MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H6830 [11JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H10485 [19OC]

District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 1028), H2176 [23FE]

Drugs: treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 2598), H12128 [10NO]

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

Elections: protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose Senators and Representatives (see H.R. 1104), H4177 [4AP]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1120, 1617), H2584 [2MR], H6046 [15JN]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 109), H9670 [28SE]

———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H167 [9JA], H889 [30JA]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H5191 [17MY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H10485 [19OC]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H14239 [7DE]

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

Federal employees: eliminate exemptions of civil service requirements for judicial or legislative branch employees involuntarily separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913), H3156 [14MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H231 [11JA]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 2634), H12349 [14NO]

———eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793), H1156 [2FE]

———permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (see H.R. 659), H4873 [11MY]

———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. 125, 464, 698), H167 [9JA], H243 [13JA], H1850 [15FE]

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

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

FRS: stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of operations (see H.R. 949), H1849 [15FE]

Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H2176 [23FE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28), H400 [19JA]

———prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 862), H8684 [7SE]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H2892 [8MR]

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

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4433 [7AP]

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

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 71, 923, 1615, 1755), H1689 [13FE], H3156 [14MR], H4873 [11MY], H5689 [7JN]

———prohibit travel by Members, officers and employees at lobbyist expense (see H.R. 75), H3156 [14MR]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26, 77), H165 [9JA], H2651 [3MR]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28), H297 [17JA]

Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H166 [9JA]

———residency requirements for aliens relative to occupancy in public housing (see H.R. 605), H1281 [6FE]

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

———deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully in the U.S. for more than one year and prohibit adjustments of status for illegal aliens (see H.R. 1765), H6046 [15JN]

———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H4915 [12MY]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341), H468 [20JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H8361 [3AU], H8533 [4AU]

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

Independent counsel: reauthorize (see H.R. 892), H6481 [28JN]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend to provide for community approval of tribal-State gambling compacts (see H.R. 1364), H4031 [30MR]

Investments: facilitate asset security through certain investment trusts (see H.R. 1967), H6656 [29JN]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H14238 [7DE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H4873 [11MY]

Labor unions: prevent union violence (see H.R. 1796), H10146 [17OC]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H5905 [13JN]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H400 [19JA]

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

Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130), H4105 [3AP]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H10307 [18OC]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H537 [23JA]

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 1133), H9363 [20SE]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 8, 76), H162, H175 [9JA], H3880 [28MR]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 3), H1556 [9FE]

———national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2115), H7800 [26JY]

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

Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood control (see H.R. 1351), H3974 [29MR]

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

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8994 [14SE]

National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 2180), H10848 [25OC]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H3049 [10MR]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H13142 [16NO]

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

National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736), H1752 [14FE]

———repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512), H4546 [3MY]

———status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H6699 [30JN]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4432 [7AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1834), H802 [26JA], H5982 [14JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H9591 [27SE]

Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within boundaries (see H.R. 238), H170 [9JA]

Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1372 [7FE]

Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 239), H170 [9JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]

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

POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460), H6830 [11JY]

Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2562), H11586 [31OC]

Public welfare programs: direct that certain Federal benefits be provided only to U.S. citizens and nationals (see H.R. 482), H229 [11JA]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H14003 [5DE]

———reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H2306 [27FE]

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

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H4958 [15MY]

Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 519), H400 [19JA]

Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246), H1208 [3FE]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696, 697), H801 [26JA]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]

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]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3572 [22MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H10485 [19OC]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H400 [19JA]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H2892 [8MR]

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

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1042), H2223 [24FE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10726 [24OC]

———deduction of partnership investment expenses under the minimum tax (see H.R. 747), H6698 [30JN]

———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H7917 [27JY]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H4336 [5AP]

———depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1171), H2892 [8MR]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H537 [23JA]

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

———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 532), H1850 [15FE]

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

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

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

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784, 1039), H2223 [24FE], H9897 [11OC]

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

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H1050 [1FE]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H4336 [5AP]

———treatment of dividends and interest received by individuals (see H.R. 1041), H2223 [24FE]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099), H6083 [16JN]

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

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H1208 [3FE]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H14964 [15DE]

———treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see H.R. 2014), H6830 [11JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security benefits and income determination (see H.R. 159), H2487 [1MR]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370), H4031 [30MR]

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

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265), H9132 [18SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H4512 [2MY]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631), H537 [23JA]

———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535), H15238 [20DE]

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

———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H7179 [18JY]

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

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H7257 [19JY]

Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 198), H169 [9JA]

Remarks by, on

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10801 [25OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5279 [18MY]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10311 [19OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3957 [29MR]

National Endowment of the Arts: funding, H3855 [28MR]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H3849 [28MR]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, H4002 [30MR]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 121), H3992, H3993, H3994 [30MR]

———rates, H10801 [25OC]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4189 [5AP], H4343 [6AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4934 [15MY], H14187 [7DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3877 [28MR]

Tributes

Bowen, Otis, E802 [6AP]