de la GARZA, E (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7179 [18JY], H7331 [20JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4874 [11MY], H4891 [12MY]
Analyses
Impact of Republican Budget Cuts on Children in Texas, H11196
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9710 [29SE]
———H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4541 [3MY]
Articles and editorials
Federal Employees, Washington (DC) Post, H5567 [24MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 20), H175 [9JA]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H3974 [29MR]
Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093), H2486 [1MR]
North American Border Stations Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 1428), H4413 [6AP]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 19), H175 [9JA]
Public welfare programs: support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H6829 [11JY]
Rural areas: grants to colonias for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 908), H1688 [13FE]
Taxation: tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2163), H8308 [2AU]
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]
Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H15575 [21DE]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 618), H467 [20JA]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H8537 [4AU]
Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1752 [14FE]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H8725 [8SE]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H15088 [18DE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H537 [23JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H13274 [17NO]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H5072 [16MY]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3049 [10MR]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides (see H.R. 1680), H5367 [18MY]
———definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]
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]
Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H9592 [27SE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H9592 [27SE]
———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H4619 [9MY]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H6735 [10JY]
———establish medical facility in south Texas (see H.R. 336), H173 [9JA]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H6397 [27JN]
Letters
Illinois Land Conservation Act: Jack W. Thomas, Dept. of Agriculture, H7997
Questions and answers
Talladega National Forest boundaries, H8002 [31JY], H8306
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: national objectives priority assignments, H9716 [29SE]
———price supports, H10896
———reform of Federal farm subsidy programs, H13624
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7243 [19JY], H7314, H7331 [20JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H595 [25JA], H15275 [20DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10893, H10895, H10896
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13176 [17NO], H13624
———use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal budget, H15275 [20DE]
CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 178), H4379 [6AP]
Children and youth: expand child care block grant programs, H3585 [23MR]
Correctional institutions: reimbursement for incarceration of criminal aliens, H1512 [9FE]
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1512 [9FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Federal meat inspection funding, H7314 [20JY]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Economic Development Administration, H7744 [26JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: obligation or expenditure of funds relative to the exchange stabilization fund, H7218, H7222 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7218, H7222 [19JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7407
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (H.R. 1384), H9761 [10OC]
———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 317), H15291 [20DE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7744 [26JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8181 [2AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7906 [27JY], H7956 [28JY]
Edinburg, TX: National Civic League All American City award recipient, E1364
Education: program funding, H8181 [2AU]
Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (H.R. 1880), H15158 [19DE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6784
Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H15166 [19DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4891 [12MY]
Food stamps: electronic transfer system relative to allowable food items and security, H3605 [23MR]
———eligibility relative to persons delinquent in child support payments, H3605, H3606, H3609 [23MR]
———program integrity (H.R. 1093), E480
———reform program, H3685 [23MR]
———replace with State block grants, H3612, H3614, H3616 [23MR]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2129 [23FE]
Korea, Republic of: U.S. meat sales, E1547
Medicare: reform, H7183 [19JY], H9716 [29SE], H9794 [11OC], E1890
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (H.R. 714), H7997
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9275
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), H9754 [10OC], H11807 [7NO]
Oklahoma City, OK: tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees killed in bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H5566, H5568, H5569, H5570 [24MY]
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (H.R. 1103), H7969
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H663 [25JA], H3387, H3397 [21MR], H3585, H3594, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3612, H3614, H3616, H3685, H3686 [23MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15515 [21DE]
———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (H.R. 2003), E1410
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11839 [8NO]
Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National Park: designate (H.J. Res. 50), H1024 [1FE]
Rolla, MO: convey certain lands (H.R. 701), H8002
Rural areas: Federal farm and health policies, H10893 [26OC]
———funding for loans for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, H7331 [20JY]
Selective Service System: funding, H7906 [27JY]
Sewage disposal: funding for State sewage treatment plant construction, H4891 [12MY]
Talladega National Forest: modify boundaries (H.R. 1874), H8002
Veterans Health Administration: funding, H7906 [27JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H690 [25JA]
Reports filed
Activities During the 103d Congress: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Rept. 103-886), H121 [4JA]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Personal Responsibility Act, D368 [16MR]
Tributes
Bushland, Raymond C., E303
Jewell, Keith, H8125
Madigan, Edward R., H191 [11JA]
Martin, Celia Hare, E1769
Perez, Selena Quintanilla, H4092 [3AP]