HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 799), H1156 [2FE]

Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 2292), H8725 [8SE]

Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110), H7699 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: privatization of defense nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1526), H4432 [7AP]

———return Fast Flux Test Facility to operational status (see H.R. 2569), H11686 [1NO]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Washington (see H.R. 1014), H2063 [22FE]

Nuclear energy: management and disposition of the Hanford Reservation (see H.R. 2110), H7699 [25JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1146), H2810 [7MR]

Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (see H.R. 2518), H10520 [20OC]

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), H7179 [18JY]

Amtrak: eliminate special support for, or burdens on operations as a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 259), H1461 [8FE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6397 [27JN]

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 599), H803 [26JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4619 [9MY]

———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), H2177 [23FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H161 [9JA]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17), H537 [23JA]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4032 [30MR]

———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H9592 [27SE]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2064 [22FE]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 53), H4032 [30MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663), H1461 [8FE]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468), H12128 [10NO]

Courts: funding for death penalty resource centers (see H.R. 1984), H6697 [30JN]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H8725 [8SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (see H.R. 2137), H9245 [19SE]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H5690 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]

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), H14927 [14DE]

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]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H12350 [14NO]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]

Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H9132 [18SE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1157 [2FE]

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]

———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H5191 [17MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H1850 [15FE]

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), H5983 [14JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H15136 [19DE]

Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H2176 [23FE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions on small business (see H.R. 839), H1281 [6FE]

———reform (see H.R. 994), H6656 [29JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 2106), H7699 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H9363 [20SE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1554 [9FE]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1383), H4177 [4AP]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H6831 [11JY], H8533 [4AU]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1425), H4413 [6AP]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H6270 [22JN]

Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, WA: designate (see H.R. 2322), H8903 [13SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H7699 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2716 [6MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H162 [9JA]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 1580), H7012 [13JY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9245 [19SE]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H8806 [12SE]

National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (see H.R. 1527), H14311 [12DE]

National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H1611 [10FE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 1675), H6397 [27JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H6397 [27JN]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H9738 [29SE]

———restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H7916 [27JY]

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), H3879 [28MR]

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), H2306 [27FE]

Public lands: convey certain reclamation project lands to beneficiaries of the projects and devise a distribution scheme for such revenues (see H.R. 1232), H4177 [4AP]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5692 [7JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790), H1051 [1FE], H2306 [27FE]

Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H4874 [11MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H12085 [9NO]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H1461 [8FE]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668), H13658 [20NO]

———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), H4177 [4AP]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H9591 [27SE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H14964 [15DE]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1908 [16FE]

———restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H13870 [30NO]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H4619 [9MY]

Taxation: deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H5690 [7JN]

———earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H1752 [14FE]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H9738 [29SE]

———incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see H.R. 2286), H11686 [1NO]

———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), H9132 [18SE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H8597 [6SE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6913 [12JY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H8904 [13SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H5071 [16MY]

Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H14765 [13DE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745), H6699 [30JN]

———land exchange at Snowbasin Ski Area (see H.R. 2402), H9898 [11OC]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H7257 [19JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H10048 [12OC]

Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555), H13731 [28NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4033 [3AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, E1887 [29SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7333 [20JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H776 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3241 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11203 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13196 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, E1887 [29SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H367 [19JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 38), H342 [19JA]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1014), H12147 [13NO]

Forests: mandate specified level of timber salvage sales on Federal lands, H3241 [15MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15527 [21DE]

———reform (H.R. 1146), E538 [7MR]