BEILENSON, ANTHONY C. (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Retirement Announcement: Representative Studds, E2409
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7089 [18JY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H400, H401 [19JA], H944, H947 [31JA]
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9246 [19SE], H9305 [20SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]
———S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act, H8608 [7SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H399 [19JA]
Immigration: enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570), H398 [19JA]
———separate administration of the INS and Border Patrol (see H.R. 569), H398 [19JA]
Motor vehicles: improve impact standards for bumpers (see H.R. 1928), H6396 [27JN]
Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice (see H.R. 2052), H7179 [18JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 263), H6481 [28JN]
———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H9898 [11OC]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]
Angeles National Forest: prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill (see H.R. 924), H1689 [13FE]
Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H400 [19JA]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8535 [4AU]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3048 [10MR]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4512 [2MY]
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1447), H4795 [10MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H325 [18JA]
California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219), H1281 [6FE]
CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521), H242 [13JA], H6159 [20JN]
———abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (H.R. 521), cosponsorship withdrawn, H1622 [13FE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H840 [27JA]
Commission on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling: establish (see H.R. 462), H2651 [3MR]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H4795 [10MY]
———revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]
Courts: reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H9364 [20SE]
Crime: include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H593 [24JA]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H400 [19JA]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H8537 [4AU]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H14239 [7DE]
Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H13274 [17NO]
Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H13731 [28NO]
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H5472 [23MY]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785, 801), H1689 [13FE], H2989 [9MR]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility (see H.R. 1115), H2584 [2MR]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444), H890 [30JA]
Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423), H5367 [18MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H4336 [5AP]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H14238 [7DE]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H6831 [11JY]
George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation: preservation of Ferry Farm (see H.R. 652), H2306 [27FE]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H4415 [6AP]
———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H3975 [29MR]
———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649), H7801 [26JY]
———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H6735 [10JY]
Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2326), H10307 [18OC]
Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 810), H1157 [2FE]
House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. Res. 15), H1281 [6FE]
House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40, 134), H1208 [3FE], H9452 [21SE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H6269 [22JN], H8533 [4AU]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H6830 [11JY]
Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339), H468 [20JA]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H5692 [7JN]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 2022), H6913 [12JY]
Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1850 [15FE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H1850 [15FE]
Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H1689 [13FE]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7379 [20JY]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7379 [20JY]
———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2600), H11939 [8NO]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H1850 [15FE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H1849, H1850 [15FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H1461 [8FE]
Motion pictures: require disclosures of materially altered films (see H.R. 1248), H9671 [28SE]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H3049 [10MR]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H2393 [28FE]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]
Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H2811 [7MR]
Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 1891), H6736 [10JY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H2584 [2MR]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]
Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 522), H242 [13JA]
Recycling: improve the collection and dissemination of information that will promote the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1153), H2811 [7MR]
———management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]
———require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523), H4432 [7AP]
———require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1524), H4432 [7AP]
———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (see H.R. 1525), H4432 [7AP]
Refuse disposal: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1444), H5692 [7JN]
Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National Park: designate (see H.J. Res. 50), H230 [11JA]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1612 [10FE]
Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H2306 [27FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H6158 [20JN]
Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H14253 [11DE]
Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see H.R. 433), H178 [9JA]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———treatment of certain bargain sales (see H.R. 523), H242 [13JA]
———treatment of conservation expenditures by electric and gas utilities (see H.R. 959), H2717 [6MR]
Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 1807, 2030), H5905 [13JN], H7011 [13JY]
Transportation: funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 1539), H4511 [2MY]
Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner transfer treaties (see H.R. 552), H325 [18JA]
U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H8806 [12SE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4431 [7AP]
Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H7257 [19JY]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H4177 [4AP]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]
Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]
Documents
Proposed Amendment to H. Res. 194, Consideration of H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, H7394 [21JY]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit funding for international population assistance activities, H6455 [28JN]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration (H. Res. 251), H11593, H11600 [1NO]
Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11857 [8NO]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 55), H1079, H1086 [2FE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (H. Res. 257), H11883 [8NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (H. Res. 261), H12092, H12093 [10NO]
Arkansas: conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 535), consideration (H. Res. 144), H4929 [15MY]
Ashmann, Judith M.: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E540
Becker, Nettie: American Israel Public Affairs Committee award recipient, E2237
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), consideration (H. Res. 204), H8079 [1AU]
———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14819 [13DE]
———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14819 [13DE]
———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14819 [13DE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 44), H609 [25JA]
———deficit, H4252
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), H8839 [13SE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3176 [15MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), consideration (H. Res. 176), H6596, H6603 [29JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13300, H13305 [18NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration (H. Res. 245), H10858, H10865 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration of Senate amendments to conference report (H. Res. 279), H13319 [18NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H13149 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), consideration (H. Res. 149), H5111
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 175), H6564 [29JN]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration (H. Res. 44), H609 [25JA]
Butte County, CA: conveyance of lands to certain individuals (H.R. 440), consideration (H. Res. 53), H1013 [1FE]
California: anniversary of Northridge earthquake, E135
CBO: analysis of legislation to determine impact of Federal mandates, H361 [19JA], H944 [31JA]
Chicago, IL: tribute to United Jewish Appeal Freedom Weeks celebration, E1778
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration (H. Res. 193), H7267 [20JY]
———U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (H. Res. 193), H7267 [20JY]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), E127 [19JA]
Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H7819 [27JY], H10853 [26OC]
Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules, H10761 [25OC]
Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (H. Res. 219), H8854 [13SE]
Correctional institutions: reimbursement for incarceration of criminal aliens, H1515 [9FE]
Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), consideration (H. Res. 61), H1315 [7FE]
———State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), consideration (H. Res. 227), H9610 [28SE]
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1515 [9FE]
———incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), consideration (H. Res. 63), H1473 [9FE]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration (H. Res. 225), H9330, H9336 [20SE]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 129), H4344 [6AP]
Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 655), consideration (H. Res. 136), H4466 [2MY]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5500
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6978 [13JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration (H. Res. 185), H6886, H6892, H6893 [12JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration (H. Res. 187), H6922, H6926, H6927 [13JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration (H. Res. 189), H7022, H7025, H7029 [17JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 231), H9640 [28SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H12380 [15NO]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 301), H14798 [13DE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration (H. Res. 190), H7084, H7089 [18JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 267), H12363, H12369 [15NO]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration (H. Res. 194), H7386, H7394 [21JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 241), H10755, H10761 [25OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7714
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration (H. Res. 201), H7810 [27JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 291), H14183 [7DE]
Endangered species: privatize funding for the protection of the African elephants, tigers and rhinoceroses, H6978 [13JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (H. Res. 171), H6771 [11JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H11501 [31OC]
Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), consideration (H. Res. 91), H2011 [22FE]
Families and domestic relations: provide protection for family privacy (H.R. 1271), consideration (H. Res. 125), H4126 [4AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), consideration (H. Res. 140), H4682 [10MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H361 [19JA], H944, H947 [31JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 38), H337 [19JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6405, H6409, H6412 [28JN]
Foreign aid: population assistance funding relative to abortions, H5500
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6455 [28JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration (H. Res. 170), H6236 [22JN]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), consideration (H. Res. 93), H2084
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), consideration (H. Res. 96), H2235, H2243 [27FE]
House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H2460, H2461 [1MR]
———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H78
———replace Consent Calendar with a Corrections Calendar (H. Res. 168), H6106, H6107, H6114, H6115 [20JN]
———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 265), H12406 [15NO]
———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 276), H13300, H13305 [18NO]
Immigration: enforcement of employer sanctions law (H.R. 570), E127
———facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of criminal aliens (H.R. 668), consideration (H. Res. 69), H1588 [10FE]
———separate administration of the INS and Border Patrol (H.R. 569), E127 [19JA]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1655), consideration (H. Res. 216), H8780 [12SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1655), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 318), H15493, H15494 [21DE]
Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 584), consideration (H. Res. 145), H4928 [15MY]
Law enforcement: funding to States for the incarceration of illegal aliens, H7714
———provide block grants (H.R. 728), consideration (H. Res. 79), H1623, H1627, H1628, H1629 [13FE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws, H78
———application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H97 [4JA]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration (H. Res. 169), H6096, H6102, H6104, H6117 [20JN]
Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H12092 [10NO]
Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 180), H6662 [30JN]
———reform, H5111
———reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (H. Res. 238), H10324
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 116), H3832 [28MR]
Minnesota: conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 614), consideration (H. Res. 146), H4927 [15MY]
Motor vehicles: improve impact standards for bumpers (H.R. 1928), E1331 [27JN]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H6922, H6926, H6927 [13JY]
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9305, H9307 [20SE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H1628 [13FE], H6116 [20JN]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11857 [8NO]
Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice (H.R. 2052), E1456
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 117), H3344 [21MR]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (H. Res. 101), H2460 [1MR]
Roads and highways: allow States to require contractors to provide warranties and guarantees regarding their materials and work, H9305, H9307 [20SE]
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (H. Res. 234), H9797 [11OC]
Social Security: increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 245), H10858, H10865 [26OC]
———increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13971
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4252
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), consideration (H. Res. 207), H8271, H8273 [2AU]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 558), consideration (H. Res. 313), H15246 [20DE]
Schedules
Committee on Finance (Senate): Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy: International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act, D890 [20JY]
Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: public lands legislation, D1115 [19SE]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims: immigration issues, D661 [24MY]
Tables
Open versus restrictive rules: 104th Congress, H2011 [22FE], H2461 [1MR], H3833 [28MR], H4929 [15MY], H7028 [17JY], H11602-H11604 [1NO], H15252-H15255 [20DE]
Time spent voting under debate time limitations, H2461 [1MR]
Tributes
Greenberg, Steven, E727
Studds, Representative, E2409
Welinsky, Howard, E2235
Windmueller, Steven F., E921
Wittenberg, Richard, E124
Zeldin, Isaiah, E923