LaHOOD, RAY (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]

———S. 440, National Highway System designation, H9320 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Ed Madigan—He Led Quietly and Sought Fairness, Not Fame, Alan Guebert, H194 [11JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (see H.R. 1880), H6082 [16JN]

House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 1137), H2716 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 800), H1689 [13FE]

———revise soybean promotion, research, and consumer information programs (see H.R. 2577), H11767 [2NO]

———transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H2393 [28FE]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1689 [13FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]

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

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H8174 [1AU]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H3733 [23MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H10994 [26OC], H12084 [9NO]

———U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417; H. Res. 247), H9898 [11OC], H11441 [30OC]

Budget: 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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 1230), H3156 [14MR]

CERCLA: moratorium on enforcement actions against certain individuals (see H.R. 795), H3879 [28MR]

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2704), H14239 [7DE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H6830 [11JY]

Committees of the House: require legislation to transfer certain functions of the GPO (see H. Res. 24), H2717 [6MR]

Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H6699 [30JN]

Courts: 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]

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

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6083 [16JN]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H3156 [14MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H6270 [22JN]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H2584 [2MR]

Elections: protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose Senators and Representatives (see H.R. 1104), H2989 [9MR]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8994 [14SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739, 1005), H468 [20JA], H2892 [8MR], H3156 [14MR]

EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H4618 [9MY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H10485 [19OC]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H3276 [15MR]

———protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H13274 [17NO]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2029), H8537 [4AU]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H4031 [30MR]

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

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H. Con. Res. 5), H2651 [3MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 698), H2487 [1MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

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), H2393 [28FE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28), H2393 [28FE]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H3879 [28MR]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H296 [17JA]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H3048 [10MR]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4177 [4AP]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H890 [30JA]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H9739 [29SE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1850 [15FE]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12506 [15NO]

Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H10146 [17OC]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H5572 [24MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H8806 [12SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2306 [27FE]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 76), H162 [9JA], H2989 [9MR], H3276 [15MR]

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (see H.R. 714), H2177 [23FE]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H3808 [24MR]

———locatable minerals on public domain lands, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 357), H4874 [11MY]

———provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 1580), H5367 [18MY]

———provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 985), H3417 [21MR]

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

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H2811 [7MR]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H3049 [10MR]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H13804 [29NO]

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

National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736), H2393 [28FE]

———repeal (see H.R. 370), H1208 [3FE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H6656 [29JN]

Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 294), H14238 [7DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H8597 [6SE]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H6698 [30JN]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H6656 [29JN]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13658 [20NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H5905 [13JN]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H8361 [3AU]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H5753 [8JN]

———repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H4415 [6AP]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61), H2306 [27FE]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H1850 [15FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H5905 [13JN]

———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668), H13731 [28NO]

———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), H6046 [15JN]

Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the public performance of sound recordings by means of digital transmission (see H.R. 1506), H8537 [4AU]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H3808 [24MR]

———restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H10485 [19OC]

Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H14765 [13DE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10146 [17OC]

———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H1157 [2FE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H8904 [13SE]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1034), H4916 [12MY]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H468 [20JA]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H3572 [22MR]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6831 [11JY]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H10307 [18OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H10848 [25OC]

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

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H3417 [21MR]

———treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 328), H3417 [21MR]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H15633 [22DE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]

Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H1689 [13FE]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H8994 [14SE]

———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H12190 [13NO]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]

Biographies

Povich, Elaine S., H809 [27JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1853 [16FE], H10049 [13OC], H10309 [19OC]

Eulogies

Madigan, Edward R.: by Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois, H195 [11JA]

———by Robert H. Michel, H194 [11JA]

Letters

Judicial review of Government regulatory rulemaking process: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H2419 [1MR]

———Philip Lader, SBA, H2419 [1MR]

———President Clinton, H2419 [1MR]

———Vice President Gore, H2419 [1MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H482 [23JA], H7079 [18JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7314, H7331 [20JY], H7543, H7544, H7545, H7546, H7547, H7548 [24JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1181 [3FE]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H6503 [28JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14856 [13DE]

Budget: balance, H3710 [23MR], H12180, H12181, H12183, H12184 [13NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), H698 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15102 [19DE], H15281 [20DE]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), H624 [25JA]

Canton, OH: tribute to Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees, H899 [31JA]

DAR: anniversary of Springfield, IL, chapter, E625 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal meat inspection funding, H7314 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation: funding for railroad rehabilitation and improvement of loan guarantees, H7526 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7773 [26JY]

Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (H.R. 1880), H15159 [19DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6503 [28JN]

Gingrich, Representative: political motivation of investigations, H1974 [22FE]

———signing of book contract, H484 [23JA]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), H7526 [24JY]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees, H2817 [8MR]

Government regulations: judicial review rulemaking process, H2417, H2418, H2419 [1MR]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2181 [24FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2417, H2418, H2419 [1MR]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H550 [24JA]

Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10658 [24OC]

Illinois: funding for the treatment and reduction of atrazine in Lake Springfield, H7331 [20JY]

Iraq: release of hostages, H7414 [21JY]

Journal: question of approval, H12091 [10NO], H15581 [22DE]

Major League Baseball: arbitration procedures to resolve players' strike (H.R. 870), H1468 [9FE]

Medicare: reform, H6048 [16JN], H9675 [29SE], H12180, H12181, H12183, H12184 [13NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3886 [29MR]

Michel, Robert H.: naming of certain rooms in the Capitol in honor (H. Res. 65), H4007 [30MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2083 [23FE]

Peoria, IL: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipients, E947 [3MY]

Povich, Elaine S.: recipient of Dirksen Congressional Research Center Best Reporting of Congress Award, H809 [27JA]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2490 [2MR], H3096 [14MR], H3709 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3396 [21MR], H3577, H3709, H3710 [23MR], H3739 [24MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H550 [24JA], H602 [25JA]

SBA: restructure, H7773 [26JY]

Vietnam: normalization of relations, H6743 [11JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5470 [23MY]

Special order: granted, H3730 [23MR]

Schedules

Committee on House Oversight (House): franking reform, D485 [5AP]

Sermons

Better Country—A Thanksgiving Sermon: Randall L. Saxon, E2285 [5DE]

Tributes

Chipman, Mathew, H14856 [13DE]

Madigan, Edward R., H194 [11JA]

Saxon, Randall L., E2285 [5DE]

Spears, Alice A., E136 [19JA]