BARRETT, BILL (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments offered by, to

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9135 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8063 [31JY]

Nebraska: Lost Creek flood control project costs relative to judgment funds (see H.R. 1071), H2392 [28FE]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 2679), H13730 [28NO]

Taxation: special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (see H.R. 501), H242 [13JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]

Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H11939 [8NO]

———price supports (see H.R. 2195), H8533 [4AU]

———transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H970 [31JA]

———use of integrated, site-specific farm management plans (see H.R. 2339), H8994 [14SE]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1850 [15FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]

———prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H400 [19JA]

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

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8174 [1AU]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161, H175 [9JA]

CCC: limit farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2195), H8533 [4AU]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4032 [30MR]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 93), H15575 [21DE]

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H840 [27JA]

———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H8537 [4AU]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H10307 [18OC]

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

Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225), H3155 [14MR]

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

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H9897 [11OC]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H3049 [10MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H164 [9JA]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H295 [17JA]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H10848 [25OC]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 511, 1617), H242 [13JA], H4873 [11MY]

———exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their time for occupational opportunity (see H.R. 1589), H4874 [11MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1227), H13870 [30NO]

———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H6270 [22JN]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H10307 [18OC]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 1005), H167 [9JA], H6270 [22JN]

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), H11767 [2NO]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (see H.R. 2130), H7916 [27JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H296 [17JA]

Financial institutions: 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), H8536 [4AU]

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: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678), H7179 [18JY]

———awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981), H6697 [30JN]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H2892 [8MR]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1281 [6FE]

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

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1554 [9FE]

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

Housing: guarantee the repayment of loans made by private lenders for costs of certain rural rental housing (see H.R. 66), H325 [18JA]

———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. 1915, 2202), H7012 [13JY], H8533 [4AU]

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H6482 [28JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H889 [30JA]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H10048 [12OC]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6083 [16JN]

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

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H6481 [28JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 5), H162 [9JA]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H14003 [5DE]

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H890 [30JA]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1281 [6FE]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H5982 [14JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H2306 [27FE]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13804 [29NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]

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

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

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

Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246), H2393 [28FE]

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

———restore deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H890 [30JA]

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

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2177 [23FE]

Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H14765 [13DE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H12190 [13NO]

———church pension benefit plans, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 528), H13274 [17NO]

———double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 520), H1461 [8FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1555 [9FE]

———expiration date for refunds on synthetic fuels (see H.R. 2357), H10048 [12OC]

———incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 2474), H10994 [26OC]

———income tax credit for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 41), H164 [9JA]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H1208 [3FE]

———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), H468 [20JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H9897 [11OC]

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

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

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H245 [17JA], H10749 [25OC]

Letters

Agricultural export programs: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, H7376 [20JY]

Office of Rural Health Policy funding: Keith J. Mueller, H8356 [3AU]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: limitation on subsidies for certain income levels, H7365 [20JY]

———price supports, H11213 [26OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7365 [20JY], H7421 [21JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8097 [1AU]

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

———U.S. military intervention, H13735 [29NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H736 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11213 [26OC]

CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7421 [21JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), H7301 [20JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7296, H7301 [20JY]

Dept. of Education: require specific criteria regarding gender equity at colleges and universities, H8348 [3AU]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7134 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8224 [2AU], H8348, H8356 [3AU]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9159 [19SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H484 [23JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6424 [28JN]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13106 [16NO]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees, H8224 [2AU]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (H.R. 1176), H2899 [9MR]

Journal: question of approval, H9507 [27SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9509 [27SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3917, H3927 [29MR]

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

Office of Rural Health Policy: funding, H8356 [3AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3373 [21MR]

Rural areas: Federal farm and health policies, H11213 [26OC]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (H.R. 528), H13222 [17NO]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1910 [21FE]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4230 [5AP]

University of Nebraska: tribute to football team, H3052 [13MR], H11466 [31OC]

Schedules

Committee on Ways and Means (House): legislative priorities relative to savings and investment, D125 [1FE]

Transcripts

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

Tributes

Donnelly, Lenore, H7087 [18JY]