BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a Representative from California)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 655), H4474, H4478 [2MY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2265 [27FE], H2367 [28FE]
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9815 [11OC], H10002, H10010 [12OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11513 [31OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Angeles National Forest: extend authority for land purchases (see H.R. 1223), H3155 [14MR]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3048 [10MR]
Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423), H4413 [6AP]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2059), H7256 [19JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H243 [13JA]
———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H8537 [4AU]
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 263), H6481 [28JN]
———kiwifruit research and marketing (see H.R. 1486), H4430 [7AP]
———poultry labeling regulations (see H.R. 2672), H13658 [20NO]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]
———research, promotion, and market development of canola and rapeseed products (see H.R. 2509), H10484 [19OC]
———use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 264), H3879 [28MR]
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: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8994 [14SE]
———reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H4511 [2MY]
———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H10485 [19OC]
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: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H6270 [22JN]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4512 [2MY]
Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H10994 [26OC]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H230 [11JA]
———require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H4336 [5AP]
Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]
California: prevent preemption of State fluid milk standards (see H.R. 1298), H5571 [24MY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. Res. 84), H4031 [30MR]
Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H5072 [16MY]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H9591 [27SE]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H15633 [22DE]
Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 366), H3327 [16MR]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5571 [24MY]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 883), H6083 [16JN]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H4795 [10MY]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H15574 [21DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 1430), H4413 [6AP]
Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3417 [21MR]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H6270 [22JN]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]
Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H13731 [28NO]
Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 1908), H6200 [21JN]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H7067 [17JY]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H3156 [14MR]
———job creation programs (see H.R. 805), H1156 [2FE]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3417 [21MR]
Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101), H11686 [1NO]
———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608), H5623 [6JN]
Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6397 [27JN]
Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093), H2486 [1MR]
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: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]
———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7256 [19JY]
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), H7179 [18JY]
FRS: promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 888), H2811 [7MR]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14964 [15DE]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H692 [25JA]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2064 [22FE]
House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H163 [9JA]
Housing: homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]
———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4105 [3AP]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4620 [9MY]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H1052 [1FE]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H10307 [18OC]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H10146 [17OC]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H229 [11JA]
———reform (see H.R. 2422), H10307 [18OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 2771), H14764 [13DE]
———treatment of financial assets and strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1356), H6736 [10JY]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H890 [30JA]
Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59), H6482 [28JN]
National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H5692 [7JN]
National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see H.R. 609), H467 [20JA]
Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1578), H4916 [12MY]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]
Patents: 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), H7801 [26JY]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13804 [29NO]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H1371 [7FE]
———domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 676), H2306 [27FE]
Public welfare programs: support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H6829 [11JY]
Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]
———provide refunds for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1444), H4414 [6AP]
———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]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H12506 [15NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1612 [10FE]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H3417 [21MR]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H1157 [2FE]
———distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H6736 [10JY]
———State priority for transfer of Dept. of Defense nonlethal excess supplies (see H.R. 1259), H4336 [5AP]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H14927 [14DE]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H5609 [25MY]
———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H7917 [27JY]
———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H7012 [13JY]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4336 [5AP]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1389), H4177 [4AP]
———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H5072 [16MY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]
Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (see H.R. 2196), H8533 [4AU]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H4512 [2MY]
Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see H. Res. 124), H4336 [5AP]
———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H13142 [16NO]
U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4431 [7AP]
Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H4334 [5AP]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H6082 [16JN]
Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H4177 [4AP]
———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H12350 [14NO]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H5753 [8JN]
Letters
Dept. of Commerce abolishment: Joe L. Herring, H10795 [25OC]
———Timothy R.E. Keeney, H10795 [25OC]
Judicial review of Government regulatory rulemaking process: Carol M. Browner, EPA, H2333 [28FE]
Open public hearings for the committees of the House: by, H186 [11JA]
———several Representatives, H186 [11JA]
Remarks by, on
Animals: Dept. of Agriculture animal welfare report, E1239
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H717, H719 [26JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3205
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3191
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10794 [25OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13174 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5149 [17MY]
Business and industry: establish Fastener Advisory Committee, H10006 [12OC]
Chemicals: use of tritium in producing nuclear weapons, H5996 [15JN]
Climate: long-term climate and global change research funding, H9938, H9939, H9943, H9946, H9948, H9949 [12OC]
Committee on Natural Resources (House): addition to distribution list for reports on certain NOAA programs, H9925, H9926 [12OC]
Committees of the House: open public hearings, H186 [11JA]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Technology Administration, H7740 [26JY]
———Advanced Technology Program funding, H1993 [22FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6122 [20JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5996 [15JN]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H1993 [22FE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration (H. Res. 92), H1982 [22FE]
———Technology Reinvestment Program funding, H1993 [22FE]
Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 655), H4468, H4470, H4473, H4474, H4475, H4477, H4478, H4480, H4481 [2MY]
———hydrogen development and demonstration programs compliance with cost-sharing provision of GATT, H4475 [2MY]
———hydrogen research and development program report relative to economic benefits, H4474 [2MY]
———Oregon Health Sciences University Biomedical Information Communications Center funding, H9853, H9854 [11OC]
———reform management and decrease staffing levels at civilian laboratories, H9838 [11OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7042, H7046 [17JY], H7112
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for veterans medical care programs through reductions in NASA and NSF funds, H8033 [31JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7740, H7754 [26JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 289), H14080 [6DE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7850, H7851 [27JY], H8033 [31JY]
Ecology and environment: standards for environmental cleanup activities, H2367 [28FE], H2637
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9), motion to recommit, H2637
Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications satellites dedicated to instructional programming (H.R. 1908), E1306
———vocational rehabilitation services, H9213 [19SE]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9213 [19SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6798 [11JY]
EPA: Environmental Technology Initiative funding, H10002, H10003 [12OC]
———indoor air pollution research funding, H9950, H9952 [12OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4710 [10MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H516 [23JA], H1000 [1FE]
Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (H.R. 1423), E837
Gingrich, Representative: appoint independent counsel relative to GOPAC and book contract, H978 [1FE]
Government regulations: database availability among Federal agencies, H2337 [28FE]
———judicial review rulemaking process, H2333 [28FE]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2116 [23FE]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2244, H2251, H2257, H2268, H2269, H2270, H2274, H2281, H2283 [27FE], H2333, H2337, H2352, H2353, H2361, H2367 [28FE]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), consideration (H. Res. 96), H2240 [27FE]
Health: exempt water purity and food safety regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2116 [23FE]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9535
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6178
Loma Linda, CA: tribute to Native American veterans, E1990
Medicare: reform, H5087 [17MY]
NASA: advanced subsonic technology funding, H9823, H9824, H9825 [11OC]
———continuation of microgravity aircraft research after FAA certification of private contractor, H9832 [11OC]
———conversion of abandoned and underutilized sites in depressed communities into NASA facilities, H9823 [11OC]
———High Performance Computing and Communications Program and information infrastructure technology applications funding, H9828, H9829 [11OC]
———use of microgravity sciences funding for breast and ovarian cancer research and early detection systems, H9822 [11OC]
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: funding, E1423
National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research: oil technology programs funding, H9855 [11OC]
National Institute of Standards and Technology: Advanced Technology Program funding, H7754 [26JY], H10020
———funding for certain research and development activities, H10009 [12OC], H10794 [25OC]
———Manufacturing Extension Program funding, H10794 [25OC]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization, H9928, H9929, H9930 [12OC]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1839 [15FE]
National Weather Service: requirements for office closings, H9932 [12OC], H10794 [25OC]
———use of FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radars to provide data to nearby weather forecast offices, H9940 [12OC]
NOAA: funding, H10794 [25OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Sherwood Roland for chemistry, H9838 [11OC]
NSF: authorizing appropriations, H9815 [11OC]
Nuclear energy: gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding, H6798 [11JY]
———licensing, construction, and operations of nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste, H516 [23JA]
Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1839 [15FE]
O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of Dept. of Energy, H12136 [13NO]
Ontario, CA: anniversary of Westminster Presbyterian Church, E834
OTA: elimination, E1886
———funding, H6178
Parliamentary inquiry, H2368 [28FE], H9848 [11OC]
PeaceBuilders (youth program): tribute, E2401
Petroleum: fossil energy research and development funding, H7042, H7046 [17JY]
Power resources: fossil energy and energy conservation research and development funding, H9843, H9846, H9847 [11OC]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12015, H12056 [9NO]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3577 [23MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3368
San Bernadino, CA: tribute to Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, E1862
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9802, H9810, H9815, H9822, H9823, H9824, H9825, H9828, H9829, H9832, H9838, H9843, H9846, H9847, H9853, H9854, H9855 [11OC], H9925, H9926, H9928, H9929, H9930, H9932, H9938, H9939, H9940, H9943, H9946, H9948, H9949, H9950, H9952, H10002, H10003, H10006, H10009, H10010, H10018, H10020
———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (H. Res. 234), H9798, H9800 [11OC]
Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the international space station (H.R. 1601), H9562 [27SE]
———space station program funding, H7850, H7851 [27JY]
Taxation: rates, H7263 [20JY]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4263
Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), H14333, H14334 [12DE]
———national objectives, H4263
Votes: position on missed, H3790 [24MR], E1292
Women: anniversary of suffrage, E1668
Reports
Impact of Reconciliation Bill on Science Agencies: by, H10795 [25OC]
Reports filed
Activities During the 103d Congress: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H. Rept. 103-888), H121 [4JA]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): budget authority rescissions, D200 [15FE]
———Dept. of Energy hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs, D529 [1MY]
———Federal civilian science activities' appropriations, D1175 [29SE]
———regulatory process reform, D240 [24FE]
———supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, D200 [15FE]
Statements
Federal Civilian Science Activities Appropriations: OMB, H10020 [12OC]
Judicial Review of Government Regulatory Rulemaking Process: by, H2334 [28FE]
Surveys
Advanced Technology Program, an Assessment of Short-Term Impacts—First Competition Participants: Solomon Associates (business), H10020 [12OC]
Tables
Comparison of Advanced Technology Program and Hydrogen Research Program, H4469 [2MY]
Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions, H1994 [22FE]
Earmarks in House and Senate energy and water appropriations bill, H9855 [11OC]
Kasich-Walker budget assumptions—civilian research and development programs in the jurisdiction of the Committee on Science (House), H5149 [17MY]
Scientific research funding, H9948 [12OC]
Tributes
Hill, Jeffery A., E1547
Holifield, Chet E., H1604 [10FE]