BREWSTER, BILL K. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H6736 [10JY]
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3082 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6083 [16JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6736 [10JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7258 [19JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6271 [22JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6084 [16JN]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6084 [16JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
House of Representatives: reduction of section 602(b)(1) suballocations relative to floor amendments for appropriation bills (see H. Res. 191), H7067 [17JY]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H467 [20JA]
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8360 [3AU]
———reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343), H173 [9JA]
Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of service (see H.R. 832), H1281 [6FE]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H13731 [28NO]
Appropriations: reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]
Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H5071 [16MY]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6830 [11JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2530), H10848 [25OC]
———reform process (see H.R. 2599), H11939 [8NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 1230), H3156 [14MR]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519, 2525), H11830 [7NO]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H3327 [16MR]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H4958 [15MY]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H9363 [20SE]
Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H13731 [28NO]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H593 [24JA]
Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H4430 [7AP]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 920), H1688 [13FE]
———restitution for victims (see H.R. 711), H802 [26JA]
Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677), H14311 [12DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H8597 [6SE]
Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H398 [19JA]
———enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 2217), H8534 [4AU]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 345), H1157 [2FE], H2716 [6MR]
———declare as official language of U.S., cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 345), H4416 [6AP]
EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H11587 [31OC]
Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H165 [9JA]
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H167 [9JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H3572 [22MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H14311 [12DE]
FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]
Government: 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]
———reform (see H.R. 994), H7012 [13JY]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 2106), H7699 [25JY]
House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H296 [17JA]
———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: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H5471 [23MY]
———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H9591 [27SE]
———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H5753 [8JN]
Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H14173 [6DE]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H169 [9JA]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H10146 [17OC]
———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H1689 [13FE]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6200 [21JN]
Mining and mineral resources: provide States with exclusive jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within their borders (see H.R. 2372), H15633 [22DE]
———provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 985, 987), H1907 [16FE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9671 [28SE]
———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H4105 [3AP]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H9897 [11OC]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H13870 [30NO]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H840 [27JA]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 1675), H5366 [18MY]
Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H10307 [18OC]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H6913 [12JY]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4441 [1MY]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H5983 [14JN]
———restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H4177 [4AP]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H8537 [4AU]
Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H1208 [3FE]
———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975), H6697 [30JN]
———royalty payments for crude oil production on public lands (see H.R. 699), H2393 [28FE]
Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1187, 1323), H3572 [22MR], H3807 [24MR]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 16), H3417 [21MR]
Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5607 [25MY]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982), H1907 [16FE]
Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H8684 [7SE]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H2717 [6MR]
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058), H2892 [8MR]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335), H400 [19JA]
———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: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2177 [23FE]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H5905 [13JN]
Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H11829 [7NO]
SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H10485 [19OC]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 897), H1611 [10FE]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9743 [6OC]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H6200 [21JN]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H164 [9JA]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H12350 [14NO]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H1460 [8FE]
———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), H2306 [27FE]
———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 532), H1850 [15FE]
———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]
———simplify the assessment and collection of the excise tax on arrows (see H.R. 59), H165 [9JA]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099), H2486 [1MR]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1037), H3733 [23MR]
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), H4546 [3MY]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H14173 [6DE]
Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 364), H3733 [23MR]
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H975 [1FE]
Remarks by, on
Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11859 [8NO]
Appropriations: reduce discretionary spending limits, H3255 [15MR]
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3255 [15MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, H5334 [18MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10790 [25OC]
———require savings made in appropriations legislation to be used for deficit reduction, H8246 [2AU]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5259 [18MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), consideration (H. Res. 149), H5113 [17MY]
Courts: liability of drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA, H2944 [9MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2886 [8MR], H2944 [9MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 167), H6052 [16JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6981 [13JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration (H. Res. 190), H7088 [18JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8246 [2AU]
Drunken driving: prevention, E211
Endangered species: privatize funding for the protection of the African elephants, tigers and rhinoceroses, H6981 [13JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4694 [10MY], H4863 [11MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H358 [19JA]
House Rules: reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13083 [16NO]
———treatment of Member's travel expenses, H13083 [16NO]
Medicare: reform, E1693
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9289 [20SE]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 135), H4458 [2MY]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11859 [8NO]
Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund, H3255 [15MR]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3363 [21MR]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit, H9289 [20SE]
Taxation: rates, H10790 [25OC]
Water pollution: licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4863 [11MY]
Schedules
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology: lock box deficit proposals, D835 [11JY]
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]
———Task Force on Endangered Species: Endangered Species Act, D579 [10MY]
Committee on Rules (House): Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, D304 [7MR]
———Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, D836 [11JY]
———Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, D919 [25JY]
———emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]
———energy and water development appropriations, D778 [22JN]
———foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, D761 [20JN]
———military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment appropriations, D742 [15JN]
———Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process: lock box deficit proposals, D835 [11JY]
Committee on the Budget (House): lock box deficit proposals, D835 [11JY]
Surveys
Medicare Reform, E1694
Tributes
Watts, Wade A., H975 [1FE]