BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5572 [24MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7802 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Bilbray Fights Illegal-Immigrant Care Plan That Would Stiff Hospitals, Stephen Green, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, H11220 [26OC]

Bilbray Presses Onward, Michael J. Williams, La Costa (CA) Blade-Citizen, H11219 [26OC]

Dissecting the Proposed Balanced Budget Amendment, by, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E337 [14FE]

End the Nightmare—Boxer Should Support Bilbray's Sewage Bill, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, H4812 [11MY]

Getting Personal on Product Liability—Two Lawmakers' Opposing Views Stem From Their Own Painful Experiences, Caroline E. Mayer, Washington (DC) Post, E563 [9MR]

Medicare Debate, by, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E1868 [28SE]

Pass the Sewage Bill—Filner, Boxer Should Not Bow to Pressure, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, H4812 [11MY]

Wilson, Bilbray Ask Clinton for Declaration, Michael J. Williams, La Costa (CA) Blade-Citizen, H11219 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Air pollution: conduct study of certain cross-border sources (see H.R. 2637), H12505 [15NO]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H4031 [30MR]

EPA: rescind implementation plan for the South Coast, Ventura, and Sacramento areas of California (see H.R. 1025), H2176 [23FE]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H5752 [8JN]

San Bernardino County, CA: land conveyance for radioactive waste disposal facility (see H.R. 2334), H8994 [14SE]

Ships and vessels: limit State authority to regulate certain activities (see H.R. 116), H166 [9JA]

Water: modify bottled drinking water standards (see H.R. 2601), H12084 [9NO]

———regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943), H1156 [2FE], H6481 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2602), H15136 [19DE]

Air pollution: reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1582), H4618 [9MY]

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

Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592), H1372 [7FE]

Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387), H10307 [18OC]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8725 [8SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H538 [23JA]

California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219), H296 [17JA]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H13870 [30NO]

———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6698 [30JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4619 [9MY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 93), H5608 [25MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]

Clean Air Act: State implementation plans (see H.R. 304), H468 [20JA]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H6082 [16JN]

Courts: State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170), H2892 [8MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: verification of employee Social Security information (see H.R. 502), H593 [24JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H1968 [21FE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6831 [11JY]

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

Education: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see H.R. 939), H3156 [14MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H15633 [22DE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H1752 [14FE], H12350 [14NO]

Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8309 [2AU]

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3417 [21MR]

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

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

Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 1951), H8537 [4AU]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of devices (see H.R. 485), H538 [23JA]

———expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H3572 [22MR]

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), H970 [31JA]

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

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H7179 [18JY]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H7801 [26JY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H5753 [8JN]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753), H969 [31JA]

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

House of Representatives: require that certain legislation be accompanied by a statement of constitutional authority (see H. Res. 106), H2716 [6MR]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H9505 [25SE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H9897 [11OC]

Immigration: public charge status of aliens and financial responsibility of sponsors (see H.R. 372), H1371 [7FE]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 756, 1018, 1915, 2202), H969 [31JA], H2175 [23FE], H6269 [22JN], H8533 [4AU]

———status of public education benefits relative to States (see H.R. 1377), H4104 [3AP]

Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H3807 [24MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H15574 [21DE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H7461 [21JY]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H692 [25JA]

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

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H14927 [14DE]

Marine mammals: support the International Dolphin Conservation Program (see H.R. 2179), H8360 [3AU]

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

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

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H2651 [3MR]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H13870 [30NO]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861), H2306 [27FE]

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

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

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

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]

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

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H14003 [5DE]

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

———repeal (see H.R. 370), H593 [24JA]

———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 326), H400 [19JA]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H15136 [19DE]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242), H8535 [4AU]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]

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]

Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H2393 [28FE]

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

———improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995), H6698 [30JN]

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

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464), H5623 [6JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H5367 [18MY]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (see H.R. 2036), H12506 [15NO]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H7990 [28JY]

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2481), H10076 [13OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H10307 [18OC]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058), H2651 [3MR]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H5607 [25MY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696), H1372 [7FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H10047 [12OC]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3156 [14MR]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry by establishing State-run spaceports (see H.R. 1631, 1737), H4915 [12MY], H5608 [25MY]

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

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see H.R. 607), H467 [20JA]

———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H593 [24JA]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2495), H10306 [18OC]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H6482 [28JN]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H1157 [2FE]

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

———earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H2717 [6MR]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H12085 [9NO]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H12190 [13NO]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H2651 [3MR]

———modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 1918), H8904 [13SE]

———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), H692 [25JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H8597 [6SE]

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H1908 [16FE]

———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H8063 [31JY]

———treatment of estates and trusts using similar rates applicable to married individuals filing separate returns (see H.R. 329), H6200 [21JN]

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

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H1208 [3FE]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H7917 [27JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security benefits and income determination (see H.R. 159), H2487 [1MR]

Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083), H9671 [28SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H5071 [16MY]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner transfer treaties (see H.R. 552), H1850 [15FE]

———withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H.R. 2483), H13274 [17NO]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2716 [6MR]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H6200 [21JN]

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

Documents

Historical Review of San Diego's Efforts To Meet Clean Water Act Requirements, H4812-H4815 [11MY]

Letters

Labeling requirement for saccharin, H14267 [12DE]

Regard certain municipal water treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment: James M. Strock, California Environmental Protection Agency, H7572 [25JY]

Water treatment requirements for certain municipal facilities: Arthur L. Coe, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, H4812 [11MY]

———James M. Strock, California Environmental Protection Agency, H4811 [11MY]

———Susan Golding, H4815 [11MY]

Lists

Surviving U.S. battleship commanders, E2230 [20NO]

Remarks by, on

Budget: balance, E2177 [14NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E337 [14FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10913, H11219 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5303 [18MY]

Children and youth: expand child care block grant programs, H3586 [23MR]

Congress: reform gift rules (H.R. 2261), H8548 [6SE]

Correctional institutions: reimbursement for incarceration of criminal aliens, H1514 [9FE]

Courts: assignment of judges in State referendum challenge cases, H9624 [28SE]

———liability of drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA, H2945 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 10), E124 [18JA]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2945, H2950 [9MR], E563 [9MR]

———State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), H9617, H9624 [28SE]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1514 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6130 [20JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5971 [14JN]

———reuse of realigned military installations relative to homeless assistance, H5971 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: restore funding to family planning programs, H8259 [2AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7237 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7538 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7714, H7739 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8259 [2AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6799 [11JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4804, H4805, H4806, H4809, H4811, H4817 [11MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H439 [20JA]

———regulations that significantly impact the health or safety of residents of other States or locales, H439 [20JA]

Government regulations: judicial review rulemaking process, H2328, H2329 [28FE]

———peer review panel guidelines, H2344 [28FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2258, H2259, H2270, H2272, H2274, H2275 [27FE], H2328, H2329, H2344 [28FE]

Immigration: facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of criminal aliens (H.R. 668), H1594 [10FE]

———investigation of incidents of illegal immigration at the California-Mexico border, H5556 [24MY]

———national policy to improve system, H6918 [13JY]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H12135 [13NO]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (H.R. 1787), H14266 [12DE]

Law enforcement: funding to States for the incarceration of illegal aliens, H7714 [26JY]

———provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1656 [13FE], E339 [14FE]

Louisiana: floods, H4610 [9MY]

Medicaid: reform, H9734 [29SE]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), conference report, H6669 [30JN]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), consideration (H. Res. 130), H4370, H4372 [6AP]

———reform, H8075 [1AU], H9734 [29SE]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10312, H10354 [19OC]

Mexico: international efforts relative to motor vehicle theft, H837 [27JA]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1836 [15FE]

NOAA: funding, H7739 [26JY]

Nuclear energy: gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding, H6799 [11JY]

Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1836 [15FE]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), H11807 [7NO]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12109 [10NO]

———ceiling (H.R. 2586), motion to dispose of Senate amendments, E2177 [14NO]

Public welfare programs: reform, H3816 [28MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3586 [23MR], H3768 [24MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4490, H4491, H4492, H4493, H4494 [2MY]

RICO: reform relative to securities litigation, H2777 [7MR]

San Diego, CA: impact of San Diego Supercomputer Center, E251 [2FE]

———tribute to Pacific Islander Festival, E1397 [10JY]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2777 [7MR], H2860 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, H14054 [6DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, H15222 [20DE]

Ships and vessels: anniversary of the U.S. battleship, E2230 [20NO]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4249 [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2968 [9MR], H4596 [9MY], H7725 [26JY]

Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 1943), H7571, H7574 [25JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2890 [8MR], H7548 [24JY]

Special order: granted, H838 [27JA], H3730 [23MR], H5570 [24MY], H8593 [6SE]

Reports

Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the Equivalent of Secondary Treatment, H7573 [25JY]

Schedules

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism: Product Liability Fairness Act, D471 [4AP]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs: Corrections Day policy and procedure, D537 [2MY]

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

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims: border security, D330 [10MR]

—————immigration issues, D661 [24MY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Federal Water Pollution Control Act reauthorization, D324 [9MR]

Studies

University of California Case Study on UCSD Medical Center, H11220 [26OC]

Tributes

Heinrich, Morton O. and Eileen, E1583 [2AU]