HOEKSTRA, PETER (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments offered by, to
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4591 [9MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8066 [31JY], H8364 [3AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H6396 [27JN]
Clean Air Act: marginal area requirements relative to ozone concentrations (see H.R. 581), H399 [19JA]
Elections: constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. Res. 103), H7801 [26JY]
———constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to propose constitutional amendments by initiative process (see H.J. Res. 104), H7801 [26JY]
———constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to recall elected officials (see H.J. Res. 105), H7801 [26JY]
———give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.R. 2117), H7801 [26JY]
———national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 2116), H7801 [26JY]
———permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 2114), H7800 [26JY]
Employment: clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid compatible telephones (see H.R. 1892), H6158 [20JN]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1839), H5983 [14JN]
Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H10307 [18OC]
Members of Congress: national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2115), H7800 [26JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235), H4415 [6AP]
———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H172 [9JA]
Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of service (see H.R. 832), H1281 [6FE]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 27), H163 [9JA]
———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H7012 [13JY]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6830 [11JY]
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, 28), H175 [9JA], H296 [17JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 2599), H15136 [19DE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4546 [3MY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H2584 [2MR]
———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H9592 [27SE]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H9363 [20SE]
Committees of the House: require legislation to transfer certain functions of the GPO (see H. Res. 24), H1612 [10FE]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H9784 [10OC]
Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225), H3155 [14MR]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H242 [13JA]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H5690 [7JN]
Dept. of Defense: reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 1973), H7461 [21JY]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H6698 [30JN]
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), H9671 [28SE]
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), H8597 [6SE]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9738 [29SE]
Education: low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 1640), H6397 [27JN]
———student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H295 [17JA]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2072), H8994 [14SE]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H1371 [7FE]
———clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H10848 [25OC]
———consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 511, 1617), H242 [13JA], H4873 [11MY]
———exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their time for occupational opportunity (see H.R. 1589), H4795 [10MY]
———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H5367 [18MY]
———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1227), H5367 [18MY]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H5607 [25MY]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8994 [14SE]
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), H6083 [16JN]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H7550 [24JY]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H4512 [2MY]
Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 2363), H9452 [21SE]
Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H7699 [25JY]
Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H2892 [8MR]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H537 [23JA]
———reform (see H.R. 994), H6656 [29JN]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1372 [7FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 996), H1967 [21FE]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H5691 [7JN]
House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1383), H4177 [4AP]
———reform (see H.R. 215), H169 [9JA]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H163 [9JA]
House Rules: statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 138), H4511 [2MY]
Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H7990 [28JY], H8533 [4AU]
Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H14238 [7DE]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H889 [30JA]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H6482 [28JN]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 5), H162 [9JA]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9592 [27SE]
———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 495), H230 [11JA], H3156 [14MR]
———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H9364 [20SE]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H8361 [3AU]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H5374 [22MY]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H1208 [3FE]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4512 [2MY]
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), H9452 [21SE]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H6656 [29JN]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]
Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246), H2393 [28FE]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 1666), H12350 [14NO]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H5471 [23MY]
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 24, 1085), H2224 [24FE], H4874 [11MY]
SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H3276 [15MR]
———require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612), H3156 [14MR]
———require periodic reapplication and modify administrative criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974), H8063 [31JY]
———restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H10485 [19OC]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13), H163 [9JA]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H5691 [7JN]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]
———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H1157 [2FE]
———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H1208 [3FE]
———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1034), H4916 [12MY]
———income tax credit for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 41), H164 [9JA]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4619 [9MY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H1052 [1FE], H13930 [4DE]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]
———treatment of charitable contributions to private organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 2225), H8534 [4AU]
———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H1208 [3FE]
———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370), H7012 [13JY]
Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H8309 [2AU]
Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H5623 [6JN]
Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 198), H169 [9JA]
Letters
Federal assistance to graduate education programs relative to availability of abortion training for obstetrics and gynecology accreditation: by, E1691
Memorandums
Federal Assistance to Graduate Education Programs Relative to Availability of Abortion Training for Obstetrics and Gynecology Accreditation: George Conant, E1690
Remarks by, on
Abortion: Federal assistance to graduate education programs relative to availability of abortion training for obstetrics and gynecology accreditation, H8379 [3AU], E1690
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12342, H12344, H12345, H12346, H12347, H12348 [14NO]
Budget: balance, H5179 [17MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15182, H15183, H15184, H15185, H15186, H15189 [19DE], H15492 [21DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10879 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13619 [20NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15132 [19DE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5148 [17MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6392, H6393, H6394 [27JN]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4588
———closure of small boat stations, H4588
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H8364, H8366 [3AU]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H9650 [28SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8240 [2AU], H8338, H8364, H8366, H8379 [3AU], E1690
Education: funding, H15182, H15183, H15184, H15185, H15186, H15189 [19DE]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H9232, H9233, H9234 [19SE]
———give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a national election (H.R. 2117), H7687 [25JY]
———permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal office (H.R. 2114), H7687 [25JY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12342, H12344, H12345, H12346, H12347, H12348 [14NO]
House Rules: reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13083, H13089 [16NO]
———treatment of Member's travel expenses, H13083 [16NO]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9530 [27SE]
Medicare: reform, H5176 [17MY], H12347, H12348 [14NO]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3863 [28MR], H3907 [29MR]
———national advisory referendum on term limits (H.R. 2115), H7687 [25JY], H7793 [26JY]
NLRB: use of funds for investigations or court cases dealing with certain unfair labor practice allegations, H8240 [2AU]
OSHA: use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H8240 [2AU]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3721 [23MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H6392 [27JN], H8166-H8169 [1AU]
Taxation: rates, H5176 [17MY], H12342 [14NO]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4232 [5AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3806 [24MR], H7698 [25JY], H7799 [26JY], H8804 [12SE], H9589 [27SE]
Schedules
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]