BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments offered by, to

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4620 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Ban Partial-Birth Abortions, Douglas Johnson, Washington (DC) Post, H11607 [1NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H5607 [25MY]

Money: require congressional approval for certain uses of the exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177), H8360 [3AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

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

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]

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

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H3733 [23MR]

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), H1208 [3FE]

———balance (see H.R. 822), H2487 [1MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161 [9JA], H538 [23JA]

———limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110), H3808 [24MR]

Business and industry: voluntary environmental self-evaluations (see H.R. 1047), H3417 [21MR]

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

———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H3572 [22MR]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H3327 [16MR]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H3417 [21MR]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 481), H1157 [2FE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H10146 [17OC]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H15633 [22DE]

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), H2224 [24FE]

Correctional institutions: exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act for inmates in certain programs (see H.R. 868), H7550 [24JY]

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

Crime: 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), H2064 [22FE]

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

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

Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H12506 [15NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2219), H8725 [8SE]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H13731 [28NO]

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

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H3975 [29MR]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H1461 [8FE]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739, 1005), H167 [9JA], H5691 [7JN], H6913 [12JY]

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

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

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H8683 [7SE]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H7550 [24JY]

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

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 1487), H5571 [24MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H4031 [30MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]

Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable to directors and officers of insured depository institutions (see H.R. 316), H172 [9JA]

———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 2363), H9245 [19SE]

———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H4031 [30MR]

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), H4795 [10MY]

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]

Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H3879 [28MR]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H2176 [23FE]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H3572 [22MR]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H890 [30JA]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H7916 [27JY]

Holk Post Office Building, Foley, AL: designate (see H.R. 2262), H8596 [6SE]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 923, 1755), H1689 [13FE], H5689 [7JN]

———reform (see H.R. 215), H169 [9JA]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26, 77), H165 [9JA], H803 [26JA]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (see H.R. 2406), H15238 [20DE]

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

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

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

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

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (see H.R. 2064), H7379 [20JY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H8806 [12SE]

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

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H7012 [13JY]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H3808 [24MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3327 [16MR]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H8994 [14SE]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H3049 [10MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 76), H162 [9JA], H3417 [21MR]

———ratify States' right to limit terms (see H.R. 850), H10994 [26OC]

Metric system: modification of highway signs (see H.R. 1173), H2892 [8MR]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1752 [14FE]

Mining and mineral resources: provide States with exclusive jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within their borders (see H.R. 2372), H11939 [8NO]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9671 [28SE]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1968 [21FE]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see H.R. 977, 1045), H4032 [30MR], H4177 [4AP]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H11829 [7NO]

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

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H692 [25JA]

———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60, 326), H890 [30JA], H6830 [11JY]

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512), H8174 [1AU]

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. 1834), H9591 [27SE]

Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4), H176 [9JA]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H1556 [9FE]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14765 [13DE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H9671 [28SE]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1323), H4336 [5AP]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H1968 [21FE]

———reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

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

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

Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70), H5367 [18MY]

Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246), H3733 [23MR]

Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H2306 [27FE]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52, 335, 696), H164, H173 [9JA], H1968 [21FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H9591 [27SE]

———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), H6913 [12JY]

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

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H15633 [22DE]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H2064 [22FE]

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

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H6200 [21JN]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H2224 [24FE]

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

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10047 [12OC]

———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H840 [27JA]

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

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2584 [2MR]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H164 [9JA]

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

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H890 [30JA]

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

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H1051 [1FE]

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H231 [11JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H10848 [25OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H15658 [3JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H8309 [2AU]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H11442 [30OC]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H2393 [28FE]

———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 family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H14311 [12DE]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708, 1040), H1968 [21FE], H2223 [24FE]

———treatment of medical savings account contributions (see H.R. 354), H890 [30JA]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H10848 [25OC]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H14963 [15DE]

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

Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens on creditors (see H.R. 1184), H2988 [9MR]

Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2632, 2813), H12506 [15NO], 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]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives, H1 [4JA]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11607 [1NO]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13828, H13833, H13834, H13840 [30NO]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H6865 [12JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 270), H12413 [15NO]

Birmingham Southern College: tribute to men's basketball team, E1443 [17JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5500 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 317), H15290 [20DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6865 [12JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4781 [10MY], H4858, H4860, H4861, H4863 [11MY], E981, E982 [9MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), E1362 [29JN]

Foreign aid: population assistance funding relative to abortions, H5500 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), E1367 [30JN]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), motion to recommit, H2209 [24FE]

Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10655 [24OC]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12302, H12303 [14NO]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1838 [15FE]

New York, NY: funding for redevelopment of Pennsylvania Station, H13840 [30NO]

Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1838 [15FE]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H14888, H14889, H14897 [14DE]

Railroads: increase labor protections afforded to employees of small and midsize railroads during acquisitions or mergers, H12302, H12303 [14NO]

———limitation on noneconomic damages that a railroad accident victim may recover, H13833, H13834 [30NO]

———reform of Railroad Loan Guarantee Program, H13828 [30NO]

Votes: position on missed, H6008 [15JN]

Water pollution: licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4860, H4861, H4863 [11MY]

———municipal stormwater drainage permits, H4781 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7377 [20JY], H7698 [25JY]