PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments offered by, to

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H5001, H5005 [16MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, H13841 [30NO]

———S. 440, National Highway System designation, H9320 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2324, 2362), H8903 [13SE], H9245 [19SE]

McDermott, Thomas, Sr.: relief (see H.R. 1925), H6269 [22JN]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1187), H2988 [9MR]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2119), H7801 [26JY]

Taxation: provide tax credit for political contributions and eliminate the Presidential campaign fund (see H.R. 2171), H8308 [2AU]

Water pollution: capitalization grants to States (see H.R. 1102), H2486 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: 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]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H11686 [1NO]

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

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

Armed Forces: prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585), H10484 [19OC]

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), H8174 [1AU]

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), H7379 [20JY]

Clean Air Act: repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related vehicle trip reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052), H2224 [24FE]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H4958 [15MY]

Conservation of natural resources: extend the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 67), H4619 [9MY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6699 [30JN]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H12085 [9NO]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H1751 [14FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H3879 [28MR]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H12506 [15NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H2177 [23FE]

———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H8806 [12SE]

———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H2811 [7MR]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4336 [5AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1692), H9132 [18SE]

———prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693), H9132 [18SE]

———protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose Senators and Representatives (see H.R. 1104), H4512 [2MY]

———voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other than individual district residents in House of Representative elections (see H.R. 1694), H9132 [18SE]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H1371 [7FE]

———clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H10848 [25OC]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 511, 1617), H242 [13JA], H4873 [11MY]

———leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime exemptions (see H.R. 946), H1849 [15FE]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H3155 [14MR]

———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H15088 [18DE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739, 1005), H167 [9JA], H970 [31JA], H5623 [6JN]

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

———temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see H.R. 1015), H2063 [22FE]

———waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone season (see H.R. 2327), H13142 [16NO]

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

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

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H8805 [12SE]

Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521), H10726 [24OC]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H325 [18JA]

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H5692 [7JN]

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94), H8536 [4AU]

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6656 [29JN]

FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H6830 [11JY]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1839), H5983 [14JN]

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

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H6397 [27JN]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4873 [11MY]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H4415 [6AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 996), H1967 [21FE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H8904 [13SE]

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

House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. Res. 15), H176 [9JA]

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

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportaion regulations (see H.R. 2539), H10993 [26OC]

Immigration: enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570), H2717 [6MR]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H11830 [7NO]

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

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

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1850 [15FE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H1850 [15FE]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H7461 [21JY]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H229 [11JA]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H1850 [15FE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H1850 [15FE]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952), H5905 [13JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 91), H5692 [7JN]

———ratify States' right to limit terms (see H.R. 850), H4512 [2MY]

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H8684 [7SE]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1208 [3FE]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]

National Highway System: designate (see H.R. 2274, 2349), H8683 [7SE], H9132 [18SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]

National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736), H7550 [24JY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H5983 [14JN]

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

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H4415 [6AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H9738 [29SE]

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

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H10485 [19OC]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H2487 [1MR]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H172 [9JA]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1323), H3807 [24MR]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H5753 [8JN]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H5367 [18MY]

Small business: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 76), H325 [18JA]

———increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696, 697), H1968 [21FE]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 201), H1460 [8FE]

———establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766), H8309 [2AU]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3417 [21MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H1752 [14FE]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1908 [16FE]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H5691 [7JN]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H13142 [16NO]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H6200 [21JN]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H5472 [23MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H13870 [30NO]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1752 [14FE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H2064 [22FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H1052 [1FE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H9245 [19SE]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H3572 [22MR]

———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 89), H3807 [24MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H1371 [7FE]

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

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]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H10048 [12OC]

Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake (see H.R. 50), H164 [9JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H13871 [4DE]

Letters

Student loan repayment process: by, S5918 [1MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: price supports for milk (H.R. 2362), E1804 [19SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7432 [21JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1227 [6FE]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3228 [15MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15145 [19DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: market promotion programs personnel salary funding, H7432 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7404 [21JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8354 [3AU]

District of Columbia: increase Federal share of certain transportation project costs (H.R. 2017), H8013 [31JY]

Education: student loan programs, H8354 [3AU], H15145 [19DE]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8756 [12SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4696, H4740, H4787 [10MY], H4878, H4879 [12MY], H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005, H5006 [16MY]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12255, H12266 [14NO]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, H15603, H15605 [22DE]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 37), H15603, H15605 [22DE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9509 [27SE]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration (H. Res. 226), H9518 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws, H9308 [20SE]

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9266, H9277, H9288, H9293, H9294, H9297, H9299, H9308 [20SE]

———designate (S. 440), conference report, H13322 [18NO]

New York, NY: toll collection on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, H9297 [20SE]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (H.R. 1187), E562 [9MR]

Railroads: regulation of rail lines and rates, H12266 [14NO]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit, H9288, H9294 [20SE]

———State limit on salaries of engineering and design consultants, H9293 [20SE]

Sewage disposal: funding for State sewage treatment plant construction, H4878, H4879 [12MY]

Veterans: funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3228 [15MR]

Water pollution: capitalization grants to States (H.R. 1102), E472 [1MR]

———State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4696, H4787 [10MY]

Schedules

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

Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, D883 [19JY]

———emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]

———National Highway System designation, D1115 [19SE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Human Resources: earned income tax credit, D742 [15JN]

———Subcommittee on Oversight: earned income tax credit, D742 [15JN]

Tributes

Van Pelt, William K., E574 [10MR]