FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments offered by, to
Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), H8806 [12SE], H8846 [13SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2492), consideration (H. Res. 239), H11475 [31OC]
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), consideration (H. Res. 224), H9264 [20SE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the House Chamber, H14255 [12DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Patents: fairness in compensating owners (see H.R. 632), H537 [23JA]
Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H9897 [11OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]
———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H8537 [4AU]
AFDC: provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the administration of services to needy families with children (see H.R. 710), H802 [26JA]
Agriculture: reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343), H1281 [6FE]
AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761), H14927 [14DE]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]
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), H12506 [15NO]
Appropriations: 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), H2651 [3MR]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H5753 [8JN]
Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H10994 [26OC]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H3808 [24MR]
Budget: amend the budget process to require joint budget resolutions and the inclusion of public debt limit extension (see H.R. 2622), H13142 [16NO]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
———require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H3573 [22MR]
Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6698 [30JN]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H12350 [14NO]
Children and youth: child welfare services relative to foster care (see H.R. 586), H1689 [13FE]
———health research (see H.R. 1735), H6736 [10JY]
———provide child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 986), H1907 [16FE]
———reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]
Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H6913 [12JY]
Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries (see H.R. 1702), H7012 [13JY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H4431 [7AP]
Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H1752 [14FE]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H3733 [23MR]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]
———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H4415 [6AP]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]
Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H10485 [19OC]
Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House (see H.R. 1933), H8725 [8SE]
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]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H6200 [21JN]
Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H1556 [9FE]
———grant a private right of action to individuals injured by reason of violation of antiboycott regulations (see H.R. 1192), H4795 [10MY]
———prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H2892 [8MR]
———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H6736 [10JY]
———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H6736 [10JY]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6083 [16JN]
———increase juvenile criminal penalties and improve youth correctional facilities (see H.R. 600), H1968 [21FE]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H3417 [21MR]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105), H11830 [7NO]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2442), H12350 [14NO]
Dept. of HHS: establish Physical Therapy Advisory Council (see H.R. 1746), H13274 [17NO]
Dept. of Justice: establish rapid deployment force (see H.R. 97), H325 [18JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H6830 [11JY]
———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H2224 [24FE]
———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H4619 [9MY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6699 [30JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H9245 [19SE]
———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4432 [7AP]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]
Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692), H801 [26JA]
———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H14003 [5DE]
Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H10307 [18OC]
Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H4546 [3MY]
Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. Res. 122), H4415 [6AP]
Elections: constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 97), H6482 [28JN]
———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114), H11830 [7NO]
Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (see H.R. 782), H4512 [2MY]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H2393 [28FE]
———provide tax credit for compensation payments while an employee is serving as member of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 1532), H5571 [24MY]
———require employers to notify workers before health care or retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305), H13274 [17NO]
ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140), H7990 [28JY]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]
———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H400 [19JA]
———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H8535 [4AU]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility (see H.R. 1115), H2584 [2MR]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 1057), H5072 [16MY]
———establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H8805 [12SE]
———granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H9897 [11OC]
———protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628), H537 [23JA]
———retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 1124), H4916 [12MY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: make available to general public (see H.R. 1084), H4795 [10MY]
Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H1968 [21FE]
Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 1951), H8537 [4AU]
Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H8994 [14SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]
Foreign Service: retirement, survivor, and health benefits for spouses relative to misconduct or disloyalty of officials (see H.R. 674), H1908 [16FE]
Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4620 [9MY]
———impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry (see H. Res. 150), H5623 [6JN]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8904 [13SE]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H4105 [3AP]
FRS: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, and branches (see H.R. 809), H1689 [13FE]
Government: reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection (see H.R. 2234), H8535 [4AU]
Government regulations: reform (see H.R. 994), H5691 [7JN]
Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1774), H5690 [7JN]
Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 2106), H7699 [25JY]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H6397 [27JN]
Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H13930 [4DE]
———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H692 [25JA]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H3049 [10MR]
———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H6699 [30JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2071), H9592 [27SE]
———operation of laboratories along Mexican border relative to public health functions (see H.R. 574), H2177 [23FE]
———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649), H5071 [16MY]
———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (see H.R. 548), H1208 [3FE]
Health care professionals: training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521), H5472 [23MY]
Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2326), H9452 [21SE]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H3417 [21MR]
House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40), H1208 [3FE]
———disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee reports (see H. Res. 132), H4415 [6AP]
Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006), H1968 [21FE]
———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
Immigration: enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570), H2717 [6MR]
Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4620 [9MY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7068 [17JY]
———prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based on age (see H.R. 1614), H4873 [11MY]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H1052 [1FE]
Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act: enact (see H.R. 195), H2584 [2MR]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H14311 [12DE]
Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights resolutions (see H. Res. 200), H8309 [2AU]
IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661), H4512 [2MY]
Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H6270 [22JN]
———secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 1193), H4795 [10MY]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H3417 [21MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2393 [28FE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H8904 [13SE]
———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3879 [28MR]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H231 [11JA]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H6083 [16JN]
Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1339), H3879 [28MR]
———osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]
———require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers (see H.R. 2420), H11587 [31OC]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H8360 [3AU]
———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922, 1046), H1689 [13FE], H6046 [15JN]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7379 [20JY]
———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 1757), H8597 [6SE]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3975 [29MR]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H970 [31JA]
———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14172 [6DE]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H6046 [15JN]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1611 [10FE]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H4431 [7AP]
———reform (see H.R. 2422), H10307 [18OC]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H1849 [15FE]
———study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see H.R. 851), H1612 [10FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5692 [7JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]
Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 985, 987), H2989 [9MR], H3417 [21MR]
Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]
Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H3572 [22MR]
———recognize opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59), H2892 [8MR]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9592 [27SE]
———improve traffic safety performance of high risk drivers (see H.R. 1866), H6045 [15JN]
———school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H6397 [27JN]
National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H6159 [20JN]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]
National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H8806 [12SE]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H12128 [10NO]
Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H9245 [19SE]
NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H7011 [13JY]
———funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H6656 [29JN]
Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H10994 [26OC]
———restore term (see H.R. 359), H5983 [14JN]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H4511 [2MY]
———royalty payments for crude oil production on public lands (see H.R. 699), H2177 [23FE]
PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930), H8174 [1AU]
Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163), H5691 [7JN]
Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H14173 [6DE]
Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]
Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1221), H5691 [7JN]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H231 [11JA]
———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), H2306 [27FE]
Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H10848 [25OC]
Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]
———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]
Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122), H803 [26JA]
Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the public and private sectors in research and development needs (see H.R. 1459), H6083 [16JN]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H9897 [11OC]
Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 556, 557), H1461 [8FE]
Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H10147 [17OC]
———removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H6913 [12JY]
SBA: increase the guarantee fee on general business loans (see H.R. 1258), H3975 [29MR]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1612 [10FE]
Serna, Marcelino: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 670), H6698 [30JN]
Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H3049 [10MR]
Small business: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 76), H231 [11JA]
———increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52, 335, 2435), H400 [19JA], H970 [31JA], H13731 [28NO]
———liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2522), H12506 [15NO]
———restore deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696, 697), H890 [30JA], H970 [31JA]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4415 [6AP], H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 201), H537 [23JA]
———establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766), H8309 [2AU]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1612 [10FE]
———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6699 [30JN]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H6200 [21JN]
———permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services under medicare and medicaid without a physician's referral (see H.R. 1746), H13274 [17NO]
———require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H1372 [7FE]
States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H9245 [19SE]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H4619 [9MY]
———distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H6913 [12JY]
———State priority for transfer of Dept. of Defense nonlethal excess supplies (see H.R. 1259), H4336 [5AP]
Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H8537 [4AU]
Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H8806 [12SE]
———business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 974), H6698 [30JN]
———capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H14964 [15DE]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H7461 [21JY]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H4512 [2MY]
———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H8361 [3AU]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H9592 [27SE]
———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 1660), H5609 [25MY]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1555 [9FE]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H537 [23JA]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H3733 [23MR]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682, 1389), H3879 [28MR], H4177 [4AP]
———permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251), H4433 [7AP]
———provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1748), H6397 [27JN]
———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 677), H1208 [3FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H6397 [27JN]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H9897 [11OC]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H6698 [30JN]
———treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (see H.R. 1957), H6655 [29JN]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8597 [6SE]
———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H2393 [28FE]
———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4873 [11MY]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H1208 [3FE]
———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H9671 [28SE]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H4511 [2MY]
———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]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H15633 [22DE]
———treatment of postsecondary education expenses (see H.R. 1272), H4032 [30MR]
———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 844), H2487 [1MR]
———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H3808 [24MR]
———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027), H2176 [23FE]
Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 1807), H5753 [8JN]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H2224 [24FE]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]
Transportation: funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 1539), H4511 [2MY]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H4177 [4AP]
U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H8806 [12SE]
U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]
Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H6046 [15JN]
———provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop open spaces (see H.R. 936), H1751 [14FE]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2716 [6MR]
———bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H1208 [3FE]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]
———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H4415 [6AP]
———exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 467), H2811 [7MR]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H3878 [28MR]
———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 2510), H10484 [19OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H400 [19JA]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H400 [19JA]
———training and employment programs (see H.R. 1593), H8597 [6SE]
Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H6699 [30JN]
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), H7179 [18JY]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H4177 [4AP]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H6482 [28JN]
Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see H.R. 970), H1850 [15FE]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H8684 [7SE]
Remarks by, on
Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11854, H11861 [8NO]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12120 [10NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (H. Res. 261), H12093 [10NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 131), H15293 [20DE]
Arlington, TX: tribute to Ulster Project, E1348
Black History Month: observance, H2055
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 44), H611 [25JA]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), H8838, H8844, H8846 [13SE]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), consideration (H. Res. 218), H8836 [13SE]
———retroactively apply savings made in legislation to a deficit reduction trust fund, H8846 [13SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), consideration (H. Res. 149), H5109 [17MY]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration (H. Res. 44), H611 [25JA]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), consideration (H. Res. 139), H4561 [9MY]
Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 20), consideration (H. Res. 179), H6676, H6678, H6680 [30JN]
———reform gift rules, H8563, H8565, H8568, H8569, H8570 [6SE]
———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules, H11468, H11471, H11474, H11480 [31OC]
Corsicana (TX) Daily Sun: anniversary, E404
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 108), H2865, H2867, H2870, H2872 [8MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 109), H2903, H2904, H2908 [9MR]
Dept. of Defense: anniversary of the military exchange system, E1499
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5877 [13JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 307), H14938 [15DE]
———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5877 [13JN]
———B-2 stealth bomber development, H8612 [7SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8612 [7SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration (H. Res. 205), H8036 [31JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 232), H9643 [28SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 271), H13043, H13050 [16NO]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration (H. Res. 92), H1979, H1983 [22FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 317), H15286, H15290, H15293 [20DE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), consideration (H. Res. 208), H8185, H8190, H8192, H8193 [2AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 280), H13375, H13376 [20NO]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration (H. Res. 252), H11621, H11625, H11626 [1NO]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 38), H336 [19JA]
Gingrich, Representative: comments relative to Jim Wright, H483 [23JA]
House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H2904 [9MR], H8561 [6SE]
———reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13073 [16NO]
———reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), consideration (H. Res. 268), H13065, H13068, H13072 [16NO]
———wearing of buttons on House floor, H6677 [30JN]
Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10683 [24OC]
Jarmon, Carly: tribute on winning title of Miss Texas, E1528
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration (H. Res. 226), H9517, H9522 [27SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H8556, H8563, H8565, H8568, H8569, H8570 [6SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2492), consideration (H. Res. 239), H11468, H11471, H11474, H11480 [31OC]
Medicare: reform, H5109 [17MY], H9259 [20SE], H12093 [10NO]
———reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (H. Res. 238), H10318 [19OC]
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), consideration (H. Res. 224), H9259, H9263, H9264 [20SE]
Newspapers: allegation of Socialist editorial boards, H2900 [9MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, H12119 [10NO]
Patents: fairness in compensating owners (H.R. 632), H14319 [12DE]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), consideration (H. Res. 197), H7482 [24JY]
———export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11854, H11861 [8NO]
Public lands: transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (H.R. 101), consideration (H. Res. 51), H1015, H1016 [1FE]
Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (H.R. 2463), E1925
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration (H. Res. 105), H2751, H2759 [7MR]
Taxation: 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), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 121), H3987, H3988, H3992, H3993, H3994 [30MR]
Texas: statehood anniversary, E2316
University of Texas at Arlington: anniversary, E1768
World War II: tribute to individuals who participated in the liberation of concentration camps, E207
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1280 [6FE], H1549 [9FE], H9736 [29SE]
Special order: granted, H1549 [9FE]
Resolutions by organizations
Texas statehood anniversary: Texas State Legislature, E2316
Schedules
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property: patent legislation, D705 [8JN]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: National Highway System reform, D331 [10MR]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court of Tarrant County, TX, H9923 [12OC]
Tables
Open versus restrictive rules: 104th Congress, H2904 [9MR], H3987 [30MR], H8561 [6SE], H11480-H11482 [31OC], H13376-H13378 [20NO]
Time spent voting under debate time limitations, H2751 [7MR]
Texts of
H. Con Res. 99, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H8556-H8561 [6SE]
H.J. Res. 131, continuing appropriations, H15293 [20DE]
Tributes
Dingell, Representative, H15197
Hart, Hugh, E1142
Jewell, Keith, H8125
Pierson, Don, E460