BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments offered by, to
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7802 [26JY]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 440, National Highway System designation, H9678 [29SE]
———S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act, H10002 [12OC]
Articles and editorials
Network of Islamic Terrorism Traced to a Pakistan University, John F. Burns, New York (NY) Times, H3546 [22MR]
Pakistan-Based Group Trains Holy Warriors, John W. Anderson and Kamran Khan, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E575
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H. Res. 45), H802 [26JA]
Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H8360 [3AU]
Health care professionals: licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and limitations on physician referrals (see H.R. 1579), H4617 [9MY]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 572), H399 [19JA]
India: free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4335 [5AP]
Medicare: permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 1754), H5689 [7JN]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 2329), H8993 [14SE]
Taxation: treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (see H.R. 1957), H6655 [29JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749), H6089 [19JN]
———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]
———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H11767 [2NO]
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]
———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H3808 [24MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4336 [5AP]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H9245 [19SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H325 [18JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7378 [20JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4336 [5AP]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96), H6083 [16JN]
China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and representatives (see H.R. 1460), H4414 [6AP]
———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4433 [7AP]
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]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H6082 [16JN]
Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2686), H13804 [29NO]
Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H.R. 815), H1207 [3FE]
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]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4620 [9MY]
———implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H10048 [12OC]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H14239 [7DE]
Dept. of Defense: reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 1973), H7012 [13JY]
———terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 703), H1281 [6FE]
Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H3327 [16MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H13870 [30NO]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H14239 [7DE]
Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H13731 [28NO]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H2717 [6MR]
Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 91), H12350 [14NO]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H3327 [16MR]
Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 31), H13658 [20NO]
———resumption of direct, bilateral talks between India and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4796 [10MY]
Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4545 [3MY]
———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. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H7179 [18JY], H8537 [4AU]
Government: require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 719), H4873 [11MY]
Health: clinical laboratory diagnostic testing services (see H.R. 1461), H4414 [6AP]
———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1968 [21FE]
———deter health care fraud and improve the administration of health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912), H7068 [17JY]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H3049 [10MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H. Con. Res. 79), H7012 [13JY]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2306 [27FE]
House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 755), H5571 [24MY]
———purchase of House calendars (see H. Res. 23), H4796 [10MY]
———require Members who change political parties to repay certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202), H8309 [2AU]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H970 [31JA]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H7012 [13JY]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2224 [24FE]
India: commitment to religious pluralism and tolerance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6159 [20JN]
———detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8536 [4AU]
———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4795 [10MY]
Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H13870 [30NO]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3879 [28MR]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1850 [15FE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H1850 [15FE]
Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H7012 [13JY]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7550 [24JY]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7550 [24JY]
———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H15633 [22DE]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496), H1850 [15FE], H4431 [7AP]
———reform (see H.R. 2476), H10307 [18OC]
———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]
Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575), H4873 [11MY]
———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H14927 [14DE]
Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80), H2307 [27FE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8533 [4AU]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H241 [13JA], H13142 [16NO]
NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 407), H7801 [26JY]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H1050 [1FE]
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), H15658 [3JA]
Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H4619 [9MY]
Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 2186), H8360 [3AU]
Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 35), H4177 [4AP]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H3975 [29MR]
———restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14311 [12DE]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6830 [11JY]
POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458), H13731 [28NO]
POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460), H3156 [14MR]
Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]
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]
Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H6913 [12JY]
Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681), H691 [25JA]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H231 [11JA]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
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), H1908 [16FE]
Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6913 [12JY]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4619 [9MY]
———rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit targets (see H.R. 1160), H4177 [4AP]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H5609 [25MY]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H9784 [10OC]
———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H4441 [1MY]
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]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H14765 [13DE]
Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H6482 [28JN]
Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H1907 [16FE]
———production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H3417 [21MR]
White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H3733 [23MR]
Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H8537 [4AU]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7181 [19JY], H11787 [7NO]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12205 [14NO]
Budget: balance, H4554 [9MY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H600 [25JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3090 [14MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H14919, H14920 [14DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10900, H10901 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13145 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H4967 [16MY], H5087 [17MY]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, H600 [25JA], H2493 [2MR]
Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations, H7509 [24JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, H14954 [15DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration (H. Res. 164), H5772 [13JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: obligation or expenditure of funds relative to the exchange stabilization fund, H7224 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7224 [19JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7509 [24JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15300, H15303
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H8018, H8019 [31JY]
Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (H.R. 2178), E1625
Education: student loan programs, H8732 [12SE], H12163 [13NO], H12205 [14NO]
———student loan reform, H3983 [30MR], H4398 [6AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6804 [11JY]
EPA: tribute, H5563 [24MY]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8760, H8761 [12SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6533, H6543 [28JN]
Foreign trade: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry (H. Res. 141), H4791 [10MY]
FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H980 [1FE], H1272 [6FE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12205 [14NO]
Government regulations: definition of an emergency for purposes of regulatory reform, H2286 [27FE]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2254, H2273, H2280, H2286 [27FE], H2347 [28FE]
Health: repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), H12207, H12208, H12209, H12210, H12211 [14NO]
Health care professionals: licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and limitations on physician referrals (H.R. 1579), E962
House of Representatives: actions taken against senior citizens demonstrating against medicare reform, H9903 [12OC]
———legislative program, H2280 [27FE]
India: allocation of foreign aid relative to human rights violations, H6543 [28JN]
———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1830
Medicaid: reform, H12326 [14NO], H14919, H14920 [14DE]
Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, H10123 [17OC]
———permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to medicare beneficiaries (H.R. 1754), E1181
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), motion to instruct conferees, H5583 [25MY]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 2329), H9143 [19SE], E1788 [14SE]
———reform, H4674 [10MY], H7181 [19JY], H7921 [28JY], H8312 [3AU], H8604 [7SE], H9254 [20SE], H9648 [28SE], H9903 [12OC], H10088 [17OC], H10291 [18OC], H11466 [31OC], H11789 [7NO], H12163 [13NO], H12205, H12208, H12209, H12210, H12211, H12326 [14NO], E1189
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10333, H10339, H10341, H10358, H10467, H10468 [19OC]
Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H276, H277 [17JA], H1272, H1273 [6FE]
Murdoch, Rupert: targeted business tax benefits, H4398 [6AP]
NAFTA: implementation, H1272 [6FE]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1766 [15FE], H1858 [16FE]
Nuclear energy: gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding, H6804 [11JY]
Pakistan: attack on U.S. Consulate employees, E575
———visit of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, H3545 [22MR]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2731 [7MR], H3090 [14MR], H3545 [22MR], H3708, H3711 [23MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3545 [22MR], H3708, H3711 [23MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H4342 [6AP]
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, H15221 [20DE]
Superfund: program funding, H8018, H8019 [31JY]
Taxation: capital gains rates, H2731 [7MR]
———rates, H12205 [14NO]
———treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (H.R. 1957), E1369
Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H6533 [28JN]
Votes: position on missed, H4073 [3AP]
Voting: implement national voter registration, H5564 [24MY]
WIC: funding, H3090 [14MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2810 [7MR], H3557 [22MR], H3730 [23MR], H4412 [6AP], H9589 [27SE], H9669 [28SE], H10144 [17OC], H10305 [18OC], H10483 [19OC], H12188 [13NO], H12348 [14NO], H14926 [14DE]
Summaries
Licensing of Home Infusion Therapy Service Providers and Limitations on Physician Referrals (H.R. 1579), E962
Medicare Patient Choice Act (H.R. 2329), E1788
Tributes
Roulette, Steven, H15268 [20DE]