EMERSON, BILL (a Representative from Missouri)
Amendments offered by, to
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8310 [2AU], H8410 [3AU]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4645 [9MY], H4859 [11MY]
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (H.R. 714), H8001 [31JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9735 [29SE]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
———S. 440, National Highway System designation, H9320 [20SE]
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, H5053 [16MY]
House of Representatives page board, H110 [4JA]
Articles and editorials
I Worked Hard—But It Never Hurt Me, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, E2418
Longtime Sikeston Attorney, Robert Dempster Dies, Sikeston (MO) Standard-Democrat, E713
Our View—Community Benefitted From Robert Dempster, Sikeston (MO) Standard-Democrat, E714
Southeast Backer Robert Dempster Dies, Mark Bliss, Cape Girardeau (MO) Southeast Missourian, E713
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 18), H175 [9JA]
Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2330), H8993 [14SE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 17), H175 [9JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 15), H175 [9JA]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2210), H8534 [4AU]
Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance activities (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3156 [14MR]
———provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2063), H7256 [19JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123; H. Con. Res. 6), H167, H176 [9JA]
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (see H.R. 2130), H7916 [27JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 14), H175 [9JA]
Food stamps: provide administrative flexibility and commodity distribution consolidation (see H.R. 1997), H6735 [10JY]
———use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see H.R. 236), H170 [9JA]
Foreign aid: modify certain food programs (see H.R. 2493), H10306 [18OC]
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 237), H170 [9JA]
Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within boundaries (see H.R. 238), H170 [9JA]
Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 239), H170 [9JA]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 16), H175 [9JA]
Rolla, MO: convey certain lands (see H.R. 701), H802 [26JA]
Schools: constitutional amendment to prohibit compulsory attendance of students at public schools other than the one nearest their residence (see H.J. Res. 13), H175 [9JA]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240), H170 [9JA]
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 243), H170 [9JA]
Taxation: credit to employers for providing English language training (see H.R. 124), H167 [9JA]
———extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 242), H170 [9JA]
Tax-exempt organizations: expand the tax-exempt status of Christa McAuliffe Fellowships (see H.R. 241), H170 [9JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H7068 [17JY]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H5982 [14JN]
AFDC: remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 950), H1849 [15FE]
Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H11939 [8NO]
———permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 800), H1156 [2FE]
———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14964 [15DE]
———transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H1908 [16FE]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H400 [19JA]
Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592), H3156 [14MR]
Amtrak: timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance (see H.R. 841), H1908 [16FE]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]
———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H14003 [5DE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4619 [9MY]
———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H12190 [13NO]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8174 [1AU]
BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1077), H2811 [7MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H11830 [7NO], H12084 [9NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161, H175 [9JA]
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), H12128 [10NO], H12350 [14NO]
Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 1398), H7257 [19JY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4336 [5AP]
China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1752 [14FE]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H840 [27JA]
———issue one dollar coin, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 534), H9739 [29SE]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H2224 [24FE]
Corps of Engineers: prohibit water control policy modifications that would interfere with the use of navigation channels (see H.R. 1294), H4105 [3AP]
Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H4511 [2MY]
———prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663), H1052 [1FE]
Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 1029), H2176 [23FE]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]
Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H6481 [28JN]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]
———restitution for victims (see H.R. 711), H1157 [2FE]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 142, 1118), H400 [19JA], H2717 [6MR]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H4795 [10MY]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H9591 [27SE]
Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367), H9363 [20SE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]
Education: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see H.R. 939), H2393 [28FE]
Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H8063 [31JY]
Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H1461 [8FE]
———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. 739), H6830 [11JY]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H4958 [15MY]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H10848 [25OC]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]
———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]
Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216), H468 [20JA]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H3974 [29MR]
———amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53), H164 [9JA]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H1849 [15FE]
Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. Res. 27), H175 [9JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]
Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H7068 [17JY]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 2634), H15575 [21DE]
———eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793), H1156 [2FE]
———permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (see H.R. 659), H8536 [4AU]
———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, 464, 698), H167 [9JA], H243 [13JA], H1281 [6FE]
———restore second amendment constitutional rights (see H.R. 2470), H10994 [26OC]
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), H6736 [10JY]
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), H13870 [30NO]
Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses and State and local government (see H.R. 58), H468 [20JA]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Harry S Truman (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.R. 445), H179 [9JA]
Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H3327 [16MR]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1372 [7FE]
Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H9739 [29SE]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4512 [2MY]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H5905 [13JN]
Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (see H.R. 660), H592 [24JA]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H296 [17JA]
———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341), H468 [20JA]
———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1018, 1915, 2202), H3879 [28MR], H7990 [28JY], H8533 [4AU]
Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4874 [11MY]
Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act: enact (see H.R. 195), H2584 [2MR]
IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661), H4619 [9MY]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H889 [30JA]
Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way (see H. Res. 25), H2487 [1MR]
Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339), H468 [20JA]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H593 [24JA]
Legal Services Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1806), H7012 [13JY]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H11939 [8NO]
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H6481 [28JN]
———osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H7379 [20JY]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4795 [10MY]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4795 [10MY]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H12350 [14NO]
Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 1580), H4617 [9MY]
Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood control (see H.R. 1351), H3974 [29MR]
Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H3572 [22MR]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8994 [14SE]
———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H6698 [30JN]
———limit regulation of light and medium duty commercial vehicles (see H.R. 1885), H6089 [19JN]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H4415 [6AP]
———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8063 [31JY]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H2811 [7MR]
National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 2180), H10848 [25OC]
National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]
National parks and recreation areas: review management and reform process for consideration of additions to parks (see H.R. 260), H593 [24JA]
National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H593 [24JA]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4432 [7AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1834), H802 [26JA], H5982 [14JN]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H296 [17JA]
Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H243 [13JA]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H4619 [9MY]
———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]
Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1323), H4032 [30MR]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5607 [25MY]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H1281 [6FE]
———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H6829 [11JY]
Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H4032 [30MR]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H14239 [7DE]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 1007), H8597 [6SE]
———repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H4512 [2MY]
Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61), H2717 [6MR]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H9897 [11OC]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 34, 52, 696), H164 [9JA], H243 [13JA], H1372 [7FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]
———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2651 [3MR]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4177 [4AP]
Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H14964 [15DE]
SSI: eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to children (see H.R. 224), H2989 [9MR]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H1461 [8FE]
Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H4414 [6AP]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H11686 [1NO]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H5374 [22MY]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H4336 [5AP]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H2393 [28FE]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1555 [9FE]
———exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H5691 [7JN]
———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), H1850 [15FE]
———modify application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see H.R. 902), H1688 [13FE]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1208 [3FE]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H1051 [1FE]
———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. 784), H3733 [23MR]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H468 [20JA], H15658 [3JA]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]
———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H164 [9JA]
———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H1050 [1FE]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H11829 [7NO]
———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H8361 [3AU]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708, 1040), H1208 [3FE], H2223 [24FE]
———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 844), H1689 [13FE]
Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5609 [25MY]
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]
———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H400 [19JA]
———retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H5905 [13JN]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H400 [19JA]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H9245 [19SE]
Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567), H13658 [20NO]
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]
Biographies
Priddle, Jessie W., E368
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H6313 [27JN], H7261 [20JY], H13630 [20NO]
Eulogies
Dempster, Robert A., E714
Letters
Illinois Land Conservation Act: Jack W. Thomas, Dept. of Agriculture, H8001 [31JY]
Lists
Departing Capitol Pages—Spring 1995, H5738 [8JN]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7149 [18JY], H7189, H7190 [19JY]
———prohibit funding for international population assistance activities, H6456 [28JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7370 [20JY], H7413, H7424 [21JY]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (H.J. Res. 17), E16
———line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1103
Aviation: Airport and Airway Trust Fund facilities and equipment account funding, H7513 [24JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H657
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3236 [15MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13183 [17NO], H13627
Capitol Pages: tribute, H834, H835, H836 [27JA], H5738, H5739 [8JN]
———validation of Page School by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, H10648 [24OC]
CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7424 [21JY]
Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10269 [18OC]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H5090 [17MY]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Economic Development Administration, H7746 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5882
———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5882
Dept. of HHS: restore funding to family planning programs, H8257 [2AU]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5499, H5529 [24MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7107 [18JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7149
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7513 [24JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7746 [26JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8257 [2AU], H8323, H8411
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7928
Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance activities (H. Con. Res. 39), H3119, H3120 [14MR]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses, H10269 [18OC]
———funding for research study on the cost effectiveness of applying case management services to substance abuse treatment, H8323 [3AU]
Electronic Benefits Transfer Task Force: funding, H8411
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6881 [12JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), E13
———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 739), E2417
EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7944 [28JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4705, H4743 [10MY], H4843, H4859, H4861, H4862 [11MY], H4944, H4945 [15MY], H4990 [16MY], E981
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 14), E53
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6444 [28JN]
Food stamps: electronic transfer system relative to photograph requirements, H3601, H3602 [23MR]
———eligibility relative to persons delinquent in child support payments, H3609 [23MR]
———replace with State block grants, H3616 [23MR]
———use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (H.R. 236), E55
Foreign aid: funding of Food for Peace Program, H5529 [24MY]
———population assistance funding relative to abortions, H5499 [24MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6456 [28JN], H6762 [11JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H12361
Forests: mandate specified level of timber salvage sales on Federal lands, H3236 [15MR]
House of Representatives: fairness in voting procedures, H6209 [22JN]
House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H16 [4JA]
Kenya: restrict U.S. assistance conditional to fair and free elections, H6762 [11JY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6215 [22JN]
———reduce funding for the American Folklife Center and apply savings to the CBO, H6215 [22JN]
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (H.R. 237), E29
Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10375
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3962
———prayer service, E1710
———tribute to National Prayer Breakfast, E1774
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (H.R. 714), H7996, H8001 [31JY], H8295, H8296, H8304 [2AU]
Mississippi River Heritage Corridor Commission: funding, H7107 [18JY]
Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within boundaries (H.R. 238), H11796 [7NO], E33
Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (H.R. 239), E26
Population: funding for international family planning programs, H12361
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (H.J. Res. 16), E19
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3389, H3397, H3398 [21MR], H3498 [22MR], H3601, H3602, H3609, H3616 [23MR], H3764 [24MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15518 [21DE]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11840 [8NO]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2501
Rolla, MO: convey certain lands (H.R. 701), H8001 [31JY], H8304 [2AU], E190
Schools: constitutional amendment to prohibit compulsory attendance of students at public schools other than the one nearest their residence (H.J. Res. 13), E10
Sikeston, MO: tribute to American Legion post 114, E551
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R. 240), E55
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 243), E37
———increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), H10871 [26OC]
Space policy: space station program funding, H7928
Talladega National Forest: modify boundaries (H.R. 1874), H8002 [31JY], H8306 [2AU]
Taxation: credit to employers for providing English language training (H.R. 124), E24
———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1931
———extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum tax (H.R. 242), E54
Tax-exempt organizations: expand the tax-exempt status of Christa McAuliffe Fellowships (H.R. 241), E55
Transportation: mass transit funding, H7513 [24JY]
U.N. Population Fund: funding, H12361
Water pollution: licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4859, H4861, H4862 [11MY]
———State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4843 [11MY]
Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4944, H4945 [15MY], H4990 [16MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H10046 [12OC], H14926 [14DE], H15235 [20DE]
Special order: granted, H536 [23JA], H5688 [7JN]
Schedules
Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and Forestry: Illinois Land Conservation Act and conveyance of public lands to Rolla, MO, D854 [13JY]
Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: public lands legislation, D632 [18MY]
Statements
House of Representative Page Class of 1994-95: Donnald K. Anderson, H5739 [8JN]
Transcripts
Congressional Members' Prayer Service, E1710
National Prayer Breakfast, E1774
Tributes
Dempster, Robert A., E713 [29MR]
Moore, Margaret S., E1051
Priddle, Jessie W., E368