PARKER, MIKE (a Representative from Mississippi)

Amendments offered by, to

Courts: reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2652 [3MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6914 [12JY], H7109 [18JY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in the vicinity of Natchez, MS (see H.R. 880), H1555 [9FE]

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1117), H2584 [2MR]

Taxation: exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H296 [17JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H7461 [21JY]

Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2330), H8993 [14SE]

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

Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592), H2651 [3MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 27), H163 [9JA]

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

Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H5071 [16MY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H9452 [21SE]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H13274 [17NO]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H969 [31JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H11767 [2NO], H12084 [9NO]

———U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

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

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H10307 [18OC]

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

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

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H3880 [28MR]

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938), H5623 [6JN]

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

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H593 [24JA]

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H6655 [29JN]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6083 [16JN]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H3417 [21MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H7379 [20JY]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H5690 [7JN]

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

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

Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 2198), H8533 [4AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H12190 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H8597 [6SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H10307 [18OC]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H398 [19JA]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8994 [14SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H889 [30JA], H3417 [21MR]

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

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

Federal employees: age and service requirements for immediate annuities (see H.R. 1848), H5983 [14JN]

———establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H8994 [14SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H1849 [15FE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H296 [17JA]

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

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of devices (see H.R. 485), H2717 [6MR]

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

Government: 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), H1461 [8FE]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H7801 [26JY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2717 [6MR]

———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (see H.R. 548), H2651 [3MR]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1383, 1755), H4177 [4AP], H5689 [7JN]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H163 [9JA]

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

Housing: homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]

———residency requirements for aliens relative to occupancy in public housing (see H.R. 605), H2811 [7MR]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H2716 [6MR]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341), H3417 [21MR]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 560, 1915, 2202), H4105 [3AP], H7990 [28JY], H8533 [4AU]

Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights resolutions (see H. Res. 200), H7550 [24JY]

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), H7990 [28JY]

Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339), H3417 [21MR]

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

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 120, 1612), H2892 [8MR], H4873 [11MY]

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H2651 [3MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2651 [3MR]

Medicare: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H2651 [3MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H2651 [3MR]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952), H3049 [10MR]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H8994 [14SE]

Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 987), H4916 [12MY]

Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H3156 [14MR]

———improve traffic safety performance of high risk drivers (see H.R. 1866), H8806 [12SE]

———limit regulation of light and medium duty commercial vehicles (see H.R. 1885), H7379 [20JY]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H2224 [24FE]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]

National Voter Registration Act: voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60), H5983 [14JN]

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

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3049 [10MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H6312 [26JN]

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

Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 1194), H2988 [9MR]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H468 [20JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13804 [29NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H6083 [16JN]

Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H890 [30JA]

Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]

POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458), H4414 [6AP]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H2651 [3MR]

———reform (see H.R. 982), H3417 [21MR]

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

Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H3275 [15MR]

Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H3049 [10MR]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H2651 [3MR]

———restore deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696), H890 [30JA]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 201), H5983 [14JN]

———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H5691 [7JN]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1908 [16FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3276 [15MR]

———require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H2892 [8MR]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H8994 [14SE]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H2892 [8MR]

States: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2784), H14927 [14DE]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 897), H1611 [10FE]

Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H2811 [7MR]

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

———computation of the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 199), H1281 [6FE]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H8537 [4AU]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H3417 [21MR]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H8309 [2AU]

———exclude length of service awards for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from limitations on deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 1893), H8725 [8SE]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H4619 [9MY]

———income tax credit for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 41), H164 [9JA]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H468 [20JA]

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

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 726), H1611 [10FE]

———repeal Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 784), H1051 [1FE]

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

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H2892 [8MR]

———treatment of cash rents relative to special estate tax valuation rules (see H.R. 501), H3276 [15MR]

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

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H9363 [20SE]

Telecommunications: repeal cable television must-carry provisions (see H.R. 525), H295 [17JA]

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), H8684 [7SE]

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

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner transfer treaties (see H.R. 552), H7067 [17JY]

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

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H2811 [7MR]

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

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

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1098 [2FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8095 [1AU]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H708 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10876 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5137 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7109, H7110, H7112, H7113 [18JY]

Federal-State relations: exempt school safety issues from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H880 [30JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H354 [19JA], H880 [30JA]

Hicks, Wilma: National Convention of the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW honoree, E1719 [7SE]

House Rules: baseline budget reform, H51 [4JA]

———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H51 [4JA]

National Day of Prayer: observance, E931 [3MY]

Votes: position on missed, H14055 [6DE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, H13871 [4DE]