MONTGOMERY, G.V. (SONNY) (a Representative from Mississippi)

Addresses

Army Reserves: Representative Skelton, H848 [30JA]

Memorial Day Observance: by, E1232 [13JN]

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3085 [13MR]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1842 [15FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]

———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]

Articles and editorials

Consumate Advocate, PN/Paraplegia News (publication), E377 [16FE]

Every Movement Counts—Device Gives Quadriplegics a Chance to Grasp, Paul W. Valentine, Washington (DC) Post, E658 [22MR]

Pelted With Glass, Buried by Walls, This Office of Eight Pulled Through, William Booth, Washington (DC) Post, E890 [1MY]

VA Researcher Key Figure in Sickle Cell Anemia Breakthrough, Dick Maggrett, Stars and Stripes (publication), E660 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: clarify employment and reemployment rights and responsibilities (see H.R. 1941), H6480 [28JN]

Education: increase assistance relative to skills or specialties for which there are critical shortages (see H.R. 1116), H2584 [2MR]

FEMA: provide certain employees with public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 938), H1751 [14FE]

Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611), H4872 [11MY]

Monk, John T.: relief (see H.R. 1303), H3572 [22MR]

Tariff: textile manufacturing machinery (see H.R. 1336), H3879 [28MR]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 1168), H2891 [8MR]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1907 [16FE]

———minimum State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds (see H.R. 2707), H14002 [5DE]

———treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' reemployment (see H.R. 1469), H4430 [7AP]

Veterans: retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H1907 [16FE]

———training and employment programs (see H.R. 1593), H4618 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H1908 [16FE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 1809), H5753 [8JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H14003 [5DE]

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

———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]

Armed Forces: prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585), H1281 [6FE]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H5983 [14JN]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 1739), H5905 [13JN]

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

———deficit (see H. Res. 94), H2176 [23FE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H7257 [19JY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4512 [2MY]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2584 [2MR]

Correctional institutions: reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468), H9897 [11OC]

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H1968 [21FE]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5571 [24MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H840 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3417 [21MR]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 142), H468 [20JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for medical facilities projects and leases (see H.R. 2814), H15237 [20DE]

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

———extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2219, 2353), H8534 [4AU], H9245 [19SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9738 [29SE]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H2584 [2MR]

Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H7068 [17JY]

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

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H10307 [18OC]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H167 [9JA]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H229 [11JA]

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

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

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

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H5692 [7JN]

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

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]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4433 [7AP]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4512 [2MY]

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

Housing: extend certain veterans housing programs (see H.R. 1632), H4915 [12MY]

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

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H3417 [21MR]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5691 [7JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H5691 [7JN]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H4431 [7AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767), H5690 [7JN], H8597 [6SE]

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

Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5366 [18MY]

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

Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H3572 [22MR]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8597 [6SE]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H3156 [14MR]

National cemeteries: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who die in State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513), H10484 [19OC]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H8597 [6SE]

Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H4958 [15MY]

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

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H1611 [10FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H9591 [27SE]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H8536 [4AU]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H5471 [23MY]

Pensions: 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), H4915 [12MY]

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

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

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 16), H593 [24JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982), H1907 [16FE]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H8684 [7SE]

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

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

Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the public and private sectors in research and development needs (see H.R. 1459), H4414 [6AP]

Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H5571 [24MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]

Social Security: 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), H3572 [22MR]

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

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371), H2584 [2MR]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H8904 [13SE]

———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H1157 [2FE]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H10307 [18OC]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H6656 [29JN]

———exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H2584 [2MR]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 2370), H9451 [21SE]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4512 [2MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H5905 [13JN]

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

———treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 2647), H13142 [16NO]

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

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H14764 [13DE]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H7699 [25JY]

———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. 1807), H5753 [8JN]

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]

Veterans: authorize termination of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance coverage when premiums are unpaid (see H.R. 2157), H8174 [1AU]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H164 [9JA]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments, consponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 38), H414 [20JA]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 38), H468 [20JA]

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

———exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 467), H2811 [7MR]

———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1565), H4545 [3MY]

———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 2510), H10484 [19OC]

———housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 2289), H8725 [8SE]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385, 1468), H4177 [4AP], H4430 [7AP]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482), H4430 [7AP]

———increase service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2352, 2394), H9245 [19SE], H9505 [25SE]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H7461 [21JY]

———reform insurance plans and coverage (see H.R. 2156), H8174 [1AU]

———restrict clothing allowance payments for incarcerated veterans and assess disability benefits to veterans in nursing homes (see H.R. 2155), H8174 [1AU]

———technical corrections to training and employment programs (see H.R. 1633), H4915 [12MY]

VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea (see H.R. 623), H467 [20JA]

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

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

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H6397 [27JN]

———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 73), H5608 [25MY]

Biographies

McNulty, John J., III, H7541 [24JY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Bailey, Julia, H3968 [29MR]

Eulogies

Ellis, E. DeTreville: by Tracy E. Mulligan, E493 [2MR]

Letters

History of combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II: Bob Van Devender, E1269 [16JN]

Proposal to abolish the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, E1014 [11MY]

Lists

House Members with Army service, E1246 [14JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4112 [4AP], H4436 [1MY], H7995 [31JY], H15209 [20DE], H15641 [30DE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1186 [3FE]

———line-item veto (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 55), H1079 [2FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H13326, H13328 [18NO]

Army: rescind funding for museum land acquisition, H6070 [16JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13240 [17NO]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14854 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention, H15209 [20DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H655 [25JA], H768 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H2914, H2984 [9MR], H3227 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3177 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1159), H2914, H2984 [9MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11201 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15138 [19DE]

Custis, Donald L.: AMA Nathan Davis Award recipient, E377 [16FE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations (H.J. Res. 102), H8699 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of the U.S. Army, E1245 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6070 [16JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 167), H6054 [16JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5785 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, H14948 [15DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 307), H14940 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, H13736 [29NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 271), H13048 [16NO]

———use of National Guard in overseas combat, H4437 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: abolish, E1014 [11MY]

———budget rescissions, H3114 [14MR]

———determine locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist positions (H.R. 1536), H9762 [10OC]

———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (H.R. 1384), H9760, H9761 [10OC]

———extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), H10114, H10115, H10116 [17OC]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15298 [20DE]

———medical research programs, E658 [22MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7905 [27JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H14201 [7DE]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (H.R. 1253), H14281 [12DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H3330 [21MR], H6418, H6424, H6427, H6443 [28JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6407 [28JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7448 [21JY], H7964 [28JY]

House Rules: proxy votes in committees or subcommittees, H58 [4JA]

———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H58 [4JA]

Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest rate buy downs (H.R. 1611), E1007 [11MY]

Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate (H.R. 2547), H14981 [18DE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: dedication, H7469 [24JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3899 [29MR]

Mississippi: tribute to Air National Guard Air Refueling Group, H5174 [17MY]

National security: national missile defense systems funding, H1842, H1843, H1845 [15FE]

———revitalize (H.R. 7), H1785, H1811, H1827, H1842, H1843, H1845 [15FE], H1855, H1857 [16FE]

Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1827 [15FE]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E890 [1MY]

Point of order, H1826 [15FE]

Selective Service System: funding, H7905 [27JY]

Skelton, Representative: Reserve Officers Association's Minuteman of the Year Award recipient, H848 [30JA]

Steinberg, Martin: tribute for sickle cell anemia research, E660 [22MR]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (H.R. 972), E371 [16FE]

———treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' reemployment, H11201 [26OC]

Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8481 [4AU]

Tucson, AZ: Tucson VA Nursing Home recipient of the Contemporary Long Term Care Order of Excellence for Best Nursing Home, E2340 [12DE]

VA: tribute to National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Program, E346 [14FE]

Veterans: budget cuts in veterans' benefits, H2728 [7MR], H2814 [8MR], H2984 [9MR]

———ensure payment of benefits during Government shutdown, H15209 [20DE]

———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6321, H6322, H6323 [27JN]

———funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3227 [15MR]

———housing, training and employment programs (H.R. 2289), H14339 [12DE]

———increase service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2394), H9763, H9764 [10OC], H12124 [10NO]

———training and employment programs (H.R. 1593), E979 [9MY]

Veterans Day: observance, H12088 [10NO]

Veterans Health Administration: funding, H7905 [27JY]

VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea (S. 257), H2321 [28FE]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems, H1811 [15FE]

World War II: anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima, H2150 [23FE]

———anniversary of V-J Day, H8544 [6SE]

———closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, H9789 [11OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5688 [7JN]

Special order: granted, H888 [30JA], H2174 [23FE], H3154 [14MR], H3275 [15MR], H3973 [29MR], H5186 [17MY], H5982 [14JN], H6043 [15JN], H7548 [24JY], H7698 [25JY], H8062 [31JY], H9362 [20SE], H14171 [6DE]

Tribute, E2224 [20NO]

Reports filed

Activities During the 103d Congress: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 103-878), H121 [4JA]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Defense appropriations, D696 [7JN]

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

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on the Constitution: constitutional amendment to prohibit U.S. flag desecration, D661 [24MY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]

Statements

Presentation of Veterans Employment Award to Representative Montgomery, E2224 [20NO]

Summaries

Oklahoma City VA Medical Center Actions in Response to Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Disaster, E891 [1MY]

Texts of

S. 257, amend VFW charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea, H2321 [28FE]

Transcripts

Congressional Members' Prayer Service, E1710-E1713 [6SE], E1715-E1717 [7SE]

Tributes

Ellis, E. DeTreville, E493 [2MR]

Fleming, Mack G., E823 [7AP]

Hawkins, C. Wayne, E234 [31JA]

Jewell, Keith, H8124 [1AU]

Jones, James M., Jr., H9356 [20SE]

McCullen, George L., E2333 [11DE]

McNulty, John J., III, H7541 [24JY], E1562 [31JY]

Myatt, Ted W., E695 [24MR]

Smullen, Mary Lou, H3106 [14MR]

Sniffen, Candis, E840 [7AP]

Stennis, John C., H4483 [2MY]

Thurman, Max, H14140 [6DE]

Voils, Theresa, E1613 [3AU]

Walker, Lewis D. (Dee), E1358 [28JN]

Winstead, William Arthur, H3274 [15MR]