DOOLITTLE, JOHN T. (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Central Valley Project Improvement Act: amend (see H.R. 1906, 2738), H6200 [21JN], H14238 [7DE]
Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367), H9363 [20SE]
Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H14172 [6DE]
English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 109), H9670 [28SE]
Khalra, Jaswant Singh: condemn abduction by India (see H. Res. 233), H9670 [28SE]
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (see H.R. 2738), H14238 [7DE]
U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631), H537 [23JA]
Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1743), H5622 [6JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]
Agriculture: access to credit for family farmers who grow specialty crops or operate in high land cost areas (see H.R. 54), H6269 [22JN]
———poultry labeling regulations (see H.R. 2672), H13658 [20NO]
———transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H2393 [28FE]
Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592), H1281 [6FE]
Amtrak: eliminate special support for, or burdens on operations as a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 259), H1281 [6FE]
Angeles National Forest: prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill (see H.R. 924), H1689 [13FE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27), H159, H163 [9JA]
Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387), H468 [20JA]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H5471 [23MY]
———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H11587 [31OC]
Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 209, 579), H399 [19JA], H692 [25JA]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6159 [20JN]
BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the States (see H.R. 2032), H7011 [13JY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H10994 [26OC], H12084 [9NO]
———U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]
Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H1208 [3FE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H175 [9JA], H296 [17JA]
California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (see H.R. 2712), H14002 [5DE]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H6481 [28JN]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 93), H5608 [25MY]
———status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H4031 [30MR]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]
———ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, and contracting (see H.R. 1840), H7917 [27JY]
Clean Air Act: State implementation plans (see H.R. 304), H172 [9JA]
Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions to serve in other academic capacities (see H.R. 2134), H7916 [27JY]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H8535 [4AU]
———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H14172 [6DE]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H9364 [20SE]
Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]
———promote equity and fairness in lawsuits brought against State and local law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1446), H8597 [6SE]
———State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170), H2892 [8MR]
Crime: antiracketeering laws (see H.R. 230), H243 [13JA]
———deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of fraudulent representation of residency in more than one State (see H.R. 404), H174 [9JA]
———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H9363 [20SE]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H5572 [24MY]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H840 [27JA]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations (see H.J. Res. 101), H7011 [13JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 1430), H4413 [6AP]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H2584 [2MR]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H11939 [8NO]
Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 2198), H8533 [4AU]
Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H9739 [29SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H164 [9JA]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]
Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 1501), H4431 [7AP]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1120), H2584 [2MR]
Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H1556 [9FE]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H167 [9JA], H889 [30JA]
EPA: rescind implementation plan for the South Coast, Ventura, and Sacramento areas of California (see H.R. 1025), H2176 [23FE]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H4618 [9MY]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H6699 [30JN]
———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]
Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216), H468 [20JA]
Federal employees: allow contributions to medical savings accounts under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341), H8994 [14SE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3417 [21MR]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78; H. Con. Res. 5), H165 [9JA], H2651 [3MR]
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H468 [20JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716), H5607 [25MY]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]
Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 862), H1460 [8FE]
———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H6046 [15JN]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H179 [9JA]
———require approval by law all agency rules and regulations (see H.R. 47), H537 [23JA]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]
House of Representatives: require that certain legislation be accompanied by a statement of constitutional authority (see H. Res. 106), H2716 [6MR]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77), H165 [9JA]
House Rules: discourage arbitrary or inconsequential ethics complaints (see H. Res. 314), H15136 [19DE]
———reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]
———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 138), H4958 [15MY]
Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H9245 [19SE]
Immigration: deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully in the U.S. for more than one year and prohibit adjustments of status for illegal aliens (see H.R. 1765), H6046 [15JN]
———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H4915 [12MY]
———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1018, 1915, 2202), H2175 [23FE], H7990 [28JY], H8533 [4AU]
———status of public education benefits relative to States (see H.R. 1377), H4104 [3AP]
India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 32), H3327 [16MR]
———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1425), H4413 [6AP]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H8361 [3AU]
Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H10048 [12OC]
Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2122), H7801 [26JY]
Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way (see H. Res. 25), H1850 [15FE]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H169 [9JA]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H6481 [28JN]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H162 [9JA]
Mining and mineral resources: provide States with exclusive jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within their borders (see H.R. 2372), H9451 [21SE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H12128 [10NO]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1968 [21FE]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H7550 [24JY]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 217), H231 [11JA]
National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 2180), H8360 [3AU]
National Register of Historic Places: prohibit inclusion of certain sites (see H.R. 563), H5905 [13JN]
National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]
National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]
National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736), H6735 [10JY]
———repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]
———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 326), H400 [19JA]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 1675), H5366 [18MY]
Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512), H14311 [12DE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H5982 [14JN]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H6830 [11JY]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H7179 [18JY]
———restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103), H2486 [1MR]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]
Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H165 [9JA]
Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5607 [25MY]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4, 1146), H159 [9JA], H2810 [7MR]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790), H400 [19JA], H1051 [1FE]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H1968 [21FE]
———resolution of claims relative to right-of-ways across Federal lands (see H.R. 2081), H7378 [20JY]
Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National Park: designate (see H.J. Res. 50), H230 [11JA]
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2481), H10076 [13OC]
Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61), H2306 [27FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H5691 [7JN]
———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3808 [24MR]
Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry by establishing State-run spaceports (see H.R. 1631, 1737), H4915 [12MY], H5608 [25MY]
SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1156 [2FE]
States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see H.R. 607), H1968 [21FE]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H174 [9JA]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H1752 [14FE]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13), H163 [9JA]
———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493), H5692 [7JN]
———computation of the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 199), H1281 [6FE]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H164 [9JA]
———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H5690 [7JN]
———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H7461 [21JY]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H8904 [13SE]
———impose flat tax on earned income and business taxable income (see H.R. 1780), H5691 [7JN]
———incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see H.R. 2364), H9245 [19SE]
———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H3417 [21MR]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H9132 [18SE]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H1051 [1FE]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 726), H1611 [10FE]
———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 1039), H5691 [7JN]
———repeal Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 784), H1051 [1FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H400 [19JA], H12085 [9NO]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]
———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal residences (see H.R. 593), H399 [19JA]
———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H1050 [1FE]
———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H8063 [31JY]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H890 [30JA]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H8806 [12SE]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H15136 [19DE]
———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 844), H1689 [13FE]
Telecommunications: repeal cable television must-carry provisions (see H.R. 525), H1052 [1FE]
Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5753 [8JN]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]
Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens on creditors (see H.R. 1184), H4336 [5AP]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H5609 [25MY]
———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H5471 [23MY]
U.N.: U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535), H12506 [15NO]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745), H6699 [30JN]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994), H1850 [15FE], H7257 [19JY]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H9452 [21SE]
Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567), H13658 [20NO]
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]
———moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220), H4415 [6AP]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H1909 [21FE]
Letters
California forests: Michael and Sharlene Reed, E1797
———Pat Kaunert, E1797
U.S. role in U.N. peacekeeping operations: Allen F. Kent, VFW, H1886 [16FE]
Lists
Correctional peace officers killed in the line of duty, H6078 [16JN]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: State discretion in deciding on funding for victims of rape and incest, H8374 [3AU]
Arlington, VA: tribute to the memorial service for correctional peace officers killed in the line of duty, H6078
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13247
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3241 [15MR]
Calaveras County, CA: tribute to the Mountain Fire/Rescue Volunteer Fire Co., E1690
California: effect of Clinton administration policies on forests, E1797
Capitol Pages: tribute, H5739 [8JN]
Central Valley Project Improvement Act: amend (H.R. 1906), E1307
Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam (S. 523), H6712 [10JY]
Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1340 [7FE]
———State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), H9617 [28SE]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations (H.J. Res. 102), H8693 [8SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6986 [13JY], H7058 [17JY], H7125 [18JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8374 [3AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7949 [28JY]
EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7949 [28JY]
Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2536 [2MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4785 [10MY], H4951, H4952, H4953, H4954 [15MY], H4981 [16MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6541 [28JN]
Forests: mandate specified level of timber salvage sales on Federal lands, H3241 [15MR], H5558 [24MY], E655
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2100
House Rules: comprehensive House of Representatives audit, H74 [4JA]
———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H74 [4JA]
India: allocation of foreign aid relative to human rights violations, H6541 [28JN]
National Endowment for the Humanities: abolish, H7058 [17JY]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1886
National Trust for Historic Preservation: funding, H6986 [13JY]
Point of order, H8371 [3AU]
Public lands: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H7125 [18JY]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2536, H2554 [2MR], H2592 [3MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H131 [5JA]
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4148 [4AP]
Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (H.R. 1070), H6022 [15JN]
U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1886
Water pollution: State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4785 [10MY]
Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1743), H10110, H10111 [17OC]
Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4951, H4952, H4953, H4954 [15MY], H4981 [16MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6081 [16JN]
Resolutions by organizations
U.S. role in U.N. peacekeeping operations: VFW, H1886 [16FE]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Contract With America Tax Relief Act, D440 [29MR]