BARCIA, JAMES A. (a Representative from Michigan)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105), H9738 [29SE]
Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2670), H13658 [20NO]
Taxation: simplify the assessment and collection of the excise tax on arrows (see H.R. 59), H165 [9JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]
Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H3417 [21MR]
Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H7379 [20JY]
Angeles National Forest: prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill (see H.R. 924), H1689 [13FE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]
———line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212), H8536 [4AU]
Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded due to friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 1376), H6736 [10JY]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H2651 [3MR]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 206), H11686 [1NO]
Budget: balance (see H.R. 822), H1207 [3FE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28, 53), H175 [9JA], H468 [20JA]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H8725 [8SE]
———treatment of abandoned infants relative to foster care (see H.R. 1044), H3327 [16MR]
Clean Air Act: marginal area requirements relative to ozone concentrations (see H.R. 581), H399 [19JA]
Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 2105), H8904 [13SE]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H5609 [25MY]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]
Correctional institutions: exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act for inmates in certain programs (see H.R. 868), H6083 [16JN]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H9591 [27SE]
———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H6481 [28JN]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H14239 [7DE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2442), H12350 [14NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H9592 [27SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H5623 [6JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4441 [1MY]
EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H6699 [30JN]
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), H231 [11JA]
Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H6270 [22JN]
Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H6397 [27JN]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 2634), H13870 [30NO]
———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), H165 [9JA], H2651 [3MR]
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H296 [17JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]
Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H7550 [24JY]
———expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H3572 [22MR]
———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458), H11939 [8NO]
FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1055), H4032 [30MR]
Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2671), H14311 [12DE]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H468 [20JA]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2651 [3MR]
Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753), H2584 [2MR]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 572), H399 [19JA]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H243 [13JA]
House Rules: treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20), H970 [31JA]
Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H5471 [23MY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H5471 [23MY]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 2022), H6913 [12JY]
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H6481 [28JN]
———osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]
Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14172 [6DE]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3), H162 [9JA], H1157 [2FE]
———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H8994 [14SE]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H6830 [11JY]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8806 [12SE]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]
———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H13804 [29NO]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H3879 [28MR]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H6083 [16JN], H13142 [16NO]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H14239 [7DE]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H12128 [10NO]
National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H6656 [29JN]
Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H400 [19JA]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H6083 [16JN]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13658 [20NO]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6830 [11JY]
Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H6698 [30JN]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058), H2651 [3MR]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1968 [21FE]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 1666), H12350 [14NO]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3808 [24MR]
Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H2392 [28FE]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10047 [12OC]
———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H179 [9JA]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6159 [20JN]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H9738 [29SE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5571 [24MY]
———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H2306 [27FE]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H1689 [13FE]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), 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), H11767 [2NO]
———treatment of charitable contributions to private organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 2225), H8534 [4AU]
———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452), H11442 [30OC]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]
———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H2306 [27FE]
———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]
———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H14765 [13DE]
———treatment of undergraduate and post-secondary vocational education tuition and fees (see H.R. 2543), H14311 [12DE]
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: change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513), H6656 [29JN]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H400 [19JA]
———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H6200 [21JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1752 [14FE]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H15087 [18DE]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11615 [1NO]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7318
Akron, MI: anniversary of Bethel United Methodist Church, E1695
Bay City, MI: anniversary of Christian Assembly Church, E1861
Bay City (MI) Times: tribute to award winning ``Cleaning Our Troubled Waters'' series, E2425
Bay County, MI: tribute to Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program, E48
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11213
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4569
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7866 [27JY]
Flint, MI: anniversary of Insight Recovery Center, E1855
Frankenmuth, MI: anniversary of Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, E886
———tribute to Oktoberfest celebration, E1789
Government regulations: peer review panel guidelines, H2345 [28FE]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2345 [28FE]
Human Development Commission: anniversary, E738
Jones, Dean L.: Marine Corps Aviation Association's Kennth A. Innis Award for Aviation Command and Control Marine of the Year recipient, E1828
Junior Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Jaycee Alliance, E1332
Losco County, MI: tribute to Kanotin Club, E869
Lutheran Brotherhood (organization): tribute, E1932
Medicare: reform, H5908 [14JN], H9650 [28SE]
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10370
Michigan: anniversary of Thumb National Bank & Trust Co., E1514
———tribute to AuSable Valley High Risk Youth Diversion-Middle School Success Program, E2375
Pigeon, MI: anniversary of Scheurer Hospital, E887
Rechsteiner, Frank: Boys and Girls Club of Bay County, MI, Helping Hand Award recipient, E1023
Saginaw, MI: anniversary of Delphi Chassis Systems, Inc., E1320
———anniversary of Opportunities Industrialization Center, E140
———establishment of sister city status with Awaka, Nigeria, E2077
———Frontiers Club anniversary, E2029
———tribute to Gang Crime Task Force, E822 [7AP]
Sebewaing, MI: anniversary of VFW Post 4115, E1260
Votes: position on missed, H2345 [28FE], H10118
Week Without Violence: designate (S. Res. 180), E1941
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H9669 [28SE]
Tributes
Arndt, Leslie E., E1696
Barnes, David, E1074
Booms, Gerald L., E2418
Brooks, Phillip A., E367
Collison, Jim, E1502
Cunningham, William T., Jr., E1319
Curtiss, Charles B., E1882
Dingell, Representative, H15191 [19DE]
Holmes, Gerald E., E2229
Jaffe, Mark, E1121
Jolly, Hubert and Helen, E1440 [13JY]
Laskowski, Jack, E2035
Leipprandt, Ted, E1583
Martin, Corinne, E842
Miller, William F., E692
Pearson, Robert, E740
Portnoy, Leonard, E2414
Regulski, Michael, E1865
Ruhland, Ron, E1579
Schmidt, Herb and Helen, E1394
Smrecak, Don, E2254
Stebbins, Ronald W., E2416
Washington, Thomas L., E2322
Wituki, Erv, E2257