PORTMAN, ROB (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7463 [21JY], H7757 [26JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H404 [19JA], H932 [31JA]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, H1012 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Congress: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 355), H173 [9JA]

Political action committees: ban activities in Federal elections (see H.R. 356), H173 [9JA]

Taxation: establishment of simple retirement accounts (see H.R. 2584), H11767 [2NO]

———treatment of pensions (see H.R. 2037), H7011 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H7179 [18JY]

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

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

———purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147), H8597 [6SE]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H400 [19JA]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H9363 [20SE]

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

———line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27), H159, H163 [9JA]

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H3327 [16MR]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6159 [20JN]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H2177 [23FE]

———balance (see H.R. 822), H1850 [15FE]

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

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6083 [16JN]

Correctional institutions: privatization of health care services (see H.R. 1810), H6046 [15JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 1645), H5071 [16MY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1120), H4441 [1MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H5367 [18MY]

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

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4415 [6AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1234), H3156 [14MR]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1554 [9FE]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 71, 847), H165 [9JA], H1371 [7FE]

———official travel requirements (see H. Res. 15), H176 [9JA]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26, 77), H165 [9JA], H970 [31JA]

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604, 1610), H5692 [7JN], H6046 [15JN]

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

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H889 [30JA]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H169 [9JA]

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

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

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H10047 [12OC]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H1050 [1FE]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]

Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 2186), H8684 [7SE]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H7257 [19JY]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4512 [2MY]

Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H4336 [5AP]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52, 697), H164 [9JA], H801 [26JA]

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

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2323), H8903 [13SE]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H14238 [7DE]

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

———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H6200 [21JN]

———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]

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

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H4431 [7AP]

———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 real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 2121), H7801 [26JY]

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

U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 2124), H7916 [27JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H15136 [19DE]

Remarks by, on

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: investigate and review unfunded State and local mandates, H909 [31JA]

AFDC: program reform, H3761 [24MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1166 [3FE]

Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas, H5657, H5658 [7JN]

Avril, Arthur C.: Greater Cincinnati Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1787 [14SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14859 [13DE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10899 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13159 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5305 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6582 [29JN]

Buenger, Clement L.: Greater Cincinnati Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1785 [14SE]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1403 [8FE]

CBO: analysis of legislation to determine impact of Federal mandates, H946 [31JA]

———assess health care and environmental cost savings that result from Federal mandates, H983, H985 [1FE]

Courts: Court of Appeals and District Court's funding for construction projects, H7757 [26JY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H3023 [10MR]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, H8620 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8620 [7SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5657, H5658 [7JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7757 [26JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6784 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1905), conference report, H11510 [31OC]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), E434 [24FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H5006 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: clarify and limit judicial review of Federal mandates, H918, H919 [31JA]

———exempt certain environmental laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H502, H503 [23JA]

———exempt child immunization programs from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H937, H938 [31JA]

———exempt existing water pollution laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H424, H425, H426, H429, H430 [20JA]

———exempt financial institution regulation from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H815, H821, H822 [27JA]

———exempt laws protecting individuals requiring welfare assistance from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H864 [30JA]

———exempt workplace safety regulations from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H824 [27JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H348 [19JA], H418, H419, H424, H425, H426, H429, H430, H437, H441, H442 [20JA], H502, H503, H516, H526, H527 [23JA], H567, H568 [24JA], H815, H821, H822, H824 [27JA], H864 [30JA], H909, H915, H917, H918, H919, H923, H924, H926, H927, H931, H932, H933, H937, H938, H946, H950, H952 [31JA], H983, H985, H988, H991, H995, H997, H1004 [1FE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 38), H342 [19JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, H3305, H3311 [16MR]

———regulations that significantly impact the health or safety of residents of other States or locales, H437, H441, H442 [20JA]

———require agencies to allow concerned citizens to comment and participate in the regulatory process, H915, H926, H927 [31JA]

———require agencies to choose the least costly alternative when implementing Federal regulations, H917 [31JA]

———require agencies to consider the impact of unfunded Federal mandates on working people, H926 [31JA]

———require agencies to specify Federal statutes that give authority to impose regulations on State, local, and private entities, H924 [31JA]

Government regulations: exempt private sector from laws and regulations not applied to Government entities, H950, H952 [31JA]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), E434 [24FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2411 [1MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2369 [28FE]

Hazardous substances: regulation of production, transportation, storage, and disposal, H526, H527 [23JA]

House Rules: openness of committee meetings, H62 [4JA]

———reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13077 [16NO]

———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H62 [4JA]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), E1867 [28SE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1738 [14FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6216, H6228, H6229 [22JN]

———reduce funding for the American Folklife Center and apply savings to the CBO, H6216, H6229 [22JN]

Local government: reduce local costs due to unfunded State mandates, H418, H419 [20JA]

Medicare: reform, H5305 [18MY], H5590 [25MY]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10340, H10381 [19OC]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: observance, H10851 [26OC]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1800 [15FE], H1884 [16FE]

Nuclear energy: licensing, construction, and operations of nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste, H516 [23JA]

OMB: provide annual report to Congress on Federal agencies' compliance with cost assessments of mandates, H923 [31JA]

Procter & Gamble Co.: Dept. of Commerce National Medal of Technology award recipient, E1970 [18OC]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H12234 [14NO]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3761, H3782 [24MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1039, H1040, H1041 [1FE]

Sea Island Co.: Georgia Family Business of the Year award recipient, E1518 [26JY]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13970 [5DE]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders, H567, H568 [24JA]

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), H1924 [21FE], H3846 [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, H4001 [30MR]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4214 [5AP]

———treatment of pensions (H.R. 2037), E1656 [5AU]

Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8499 [4AU]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1800 [15FE]

Votes: personal explanation, H2681 [6MR]

———position on missed, H6167 [21JN], H14055 [6DE], E661 [22MR], E2126 [8NO]

Warren County, OH: tribute to Mason Middle School, E1207 [8JN]

Schedules

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, D12 [5JA]

Committee on House Oversight (House): franking reform, D485 [5AP]

Committee on Rules (House): conference reports exceeding the scope of legislation, D357 [15MR]

———Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, D34 [11JA]

Committee on Small Business (House): pension reform and simplification, D1067 [8SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, D12 [5JA]

Tributes

Artzt, Edwin L., E1089 [22MY]