GEREN, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2918 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Congress: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 51), H230 [11JA]

Endangered Species Act: enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 2217), H8534 [4AU]

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 32), H2063 [22FE]

Medicare: waive late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees who live near closed military installations (see H.R. 875), H1555 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14964 [15DE]

———reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343), H1281 [6FE]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H15575 [21DE]

Appropriations: 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: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H5071 [16MY]

———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), H5691 [7JN]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 1739), H6397 [27JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

Budget: balance (see H.R. 822), H11686 [1NO]

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

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

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2530), H10848 [25OC]

———reform process (see H.R. 2599), H11939 [8NO]

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

———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H9592 [27SE]

———health research (see H.R. 1735), H5608 [25MY]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2487 [1MR]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 53), H4177 [4AP]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]

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

Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see H.R. 554), H325 [18JA]

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

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H6481 [28JN]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (see H.R. 2137), H9592 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677), H14311 [12DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: mint and issue platinum bullion coins and more than one version of gold bullion coins at the same time (see H.R. 2018), H6913 [12JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6699 [30JN]

Drugs: treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 2598), H12128 [10NO]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692), H1052 [1FE]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H10994 [26OC]

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]

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

Federal employees: protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628), H537 [23JA]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1851), H6044 [15JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H1849 [15FE]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. Res. 27), H2177 [23FE]

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

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78; H. Con. Res. 5), H179 [9JA], H325 [18JA]

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

Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 393), H3808 [24MR]

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

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28), H296 [17JA]

Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses and State and local government (see H.R. 58), H468 [20JA]

———cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636), H8597 [6SE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H468 [20JA]

———reform (see H.R. 994), H1967 [21FE]

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

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H4512 [2MY]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H9671 [28SE]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 560, 1915, 2202), H1611 [10FE], H6736 [10JY], H8533 [4AU]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references (see H.R. 1204), H4619 [9MY]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1425), H4413 [6AP]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H11686 [1NO]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5691 [7JN]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H7461 [21JY]

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

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952), H6830 [11JY]

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

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H13142 [16NO]

Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 987), H4336 [5AP]

Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation (see H.R. 1043), H2306 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1968 [21FE]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H3572 [22MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H12128 [10NO]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 1675), H5366 [18MY]

Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H5191 [17MY]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H12190 [13NO]

———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H10848 [25OC]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1852), H6044 [15JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H7379 [20JY]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H12128 [10NO]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H468 [20JA]

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), H7257 [19JY]

Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H970 [31JA]

———royalty payments for crude oil production on public lands (see H.R. 699), H2393 [28FE]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 16), H14765 [13DE]

Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H468 [20JA]

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

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (see H.R. 2036), H12128 [10NO]

Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122), H803 [26JA]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H2393 [28FE]

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. 335), H400 [19JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]

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

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 201), H537 [23JA]

———improve information provided in account statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1319), H3807 [24MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H399 [19JA]

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

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H8806 [12SE]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1442), H5072 [16MY]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H11939 [8NO]

———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H243 [13JA]

———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H7917 [27JY]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H8309 [2AU]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H5609 [25MY]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4619 [9MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H692 [25JA], H12085 [9NO]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H7257 [19JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H6698 [30JN]

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

———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H1461 [8FE]

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H5692 [7JN]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H9671 [28SE]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H8994 [14SE]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370), H6830 [11JY]

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), H2177 [23FE]

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

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H231 [11JA]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H6046 [15JN]

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

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]

Remarks by, on

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H710, H765 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11356 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5141 [17MY]

Courts: eliminate joint and several liability for noneconomic losses in cases involving interstate commerce, H2953 [9MR]

———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to senior citizens, women, and children, H11987 [9NO]

———maximum award of noneconomic damages in medical liability claims, H2959 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2918, H2953, H2959 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H11987 [9NO]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H5960 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5960, H5969 [14JN]

———use of civilian inmate labor at military installations, H5969 [14JN]

Education: vocational rehabilitation services, H9206 [19SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9206 [19SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H363 [19JA], H570 [24JA], H995 [1FE]

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9272, H9291 [20SE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2529 [2MR]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit, H9291 [20SE]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9805 [11OC]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, H11356 [26OC]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders, H570 [24JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8593 [6SE]

Special order: granted, H2174 [23FE], H3275 [15MR], H3414 [21MR], H10305 [18OC]

Resignations

Committee on Science (House), H13640 [20NO]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and Forestry: farm conservation, D660 [24MY]

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge management transfer to Oklahoma, D615 [16MY]

—————fish and wildlife legislation, D368 [16MR]

Committee on Small Business (House): Subcommittee on Government Programs: sole source bid requirements in government contracts, D975 [2AU]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: National Highway System reform, D331 [10MR]