LEACH, JAMES A. (a Representative from Iowa)
Amendments offered by, to
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1758 [14FE], H1859 [16FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Arkansas: conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583), H399 [19JA]
Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 85), H1752 [14FE]
Federal Bank Agency: establish (see H.R. 17), H163 [9JA]
Financial institutions: encourage foreign countries to accord national treatment to U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 19), H163 [9JA]
———enhance competition (see H.R. 18), H163 [9JA]
———improve risk management techniques and use of derivative products (see H.R. 20), H163 [9JA]
———increase competition in the financial services sector (see H.R. 1062, 2520), H2306 [27FE], H10726 [24OC]
———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1858), H6045 [15JN]
FRS: appointment of Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 15), H163 [9JA]
Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583, 584), H399 [19JA]
Minnesota: conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583), H399 [19JA]
SEC: require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue securities (see H.R. 14), H163 [9JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H11939 [8NO]
———transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H1908 [16FE]
Air pollution: exempt agricultural activities from certain permit requirements (see H.R. 1900), H11441 [30OC]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H13804 [29NO]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 6), H175 [9JA]
Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315), H15238 [20DE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H6830 [11JY]
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]
Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H10307 [18OC]
Committees of the House: reporting of legislation relative to streamlining Government rules and regulations (see H. Res. 97), H2224 [24FE]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5571 [24MY]
Defense Production Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 2204), H8534 [4AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H1968 [21FE]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H6270 [22JN]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2072, 2566), H9592 [27SE], H11586 [31OC]
Federal employees: protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628), H537 [23JA]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H4441 [1MY]
Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521), H10726 [24OC]
Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 2363), H9245 [19SE]
———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H4031 [30MR]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H6396 [27JN], H6698 [30JN]
Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (see H.R. 2268), H9784 [10OC]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H6397 [27JN]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H6913 [12JY]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4415 [6AP]
———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H2306 [27FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995), H7179 [18JY]
House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1755), H5689 [7JN]
House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214), H9452 [21SE]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (see H.R. 2406), H9591 [27SE]
———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H11830 [7NO]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718), H839 [27JA]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H9245 [19SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H162 [9JA]
Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772), H1050 [1FE]
Mongolia: anniversary of democratic elections (see H. Res. 158), H5608 [25MY]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H6656 [29JN]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H6830 [11JY]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H6656 [29JN]
———restore term (see H.R. 359), H1052 [1FE]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H6656 [29JN]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]
Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H2306 [27FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]
Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1612 [10FE]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of benefits after death (see H.R. 163), H1908 [16FE]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H8174 [1AU]
Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H179 [9JA]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H164 [9JA]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1689 [13FE]
———expiration date for refunds on synthetic fuels (see H.R. 2357), H10048 [12OC]
———incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 2474), H10047 [12OC]
———one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer (see H.R. 441), H2651 [3MR]
———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H4335 [5AP]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1908 [16FE]
———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H2651 [3MR]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H1968 [21FE]
———treatment of bad debt reserves of savings associations which are required to convert to banks (see H.R. 2494), H10306 [18OC]
———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H164 [9JA]
———treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 2232), H11939 [8NO]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H9592 [27SE]
Telecommunications: improve coordination of telecommunications policy within the executive branch (see H.R. 181), H7801 [26JY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H5071 [16MY]
Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens on creditors (see H.R. 1184), H2988 [9MR]
———clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2399), H9591 [27SE]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1380), H4104 [3AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H12506 [15NO]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H4546 [3MY]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H1556 [9FE]
Virginia: improve National Park System (see H.R. 1091), H6083 [16JN]
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: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220), H3733 [23MR]
Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H5472 [23MY]
Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H11441 [30OC]
Letters
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H9395 [21SE]
Enforce subpoena on William H. Kennedy III relative to Senate investigation of Whitewater and Madison Guaranty, S18940 [20DE]
Poems
``Second Coming,'' William Butler Yeats, H6431
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 270), H12411 [15NO]
Armed Forces: define the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas, H1859, H1863 [16FE]
Budget: balance, H12324-H12326 [14NO]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E245
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13197
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5677 [7JN]
———require cost-benefit analysis for consolidating foreign affairs agencies, H5677 [7JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: obligation or expenditure of funds relative to the exchange stabilization fund, H7216, H7217, H7219, H7220, H7221 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7216, H7217, H7219, H7220, H7221 [19JY]
Federal-state relations: require fair market value for Federal assets conveyed to States, H5641, H5644 [7JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6431
Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13686
Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10650 [24OC]
Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 584), H5641, H5644 [7JN]
Medicare: reform, H12324-H12326 [14NO]
Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2444, H2446, H2456, H2458 [1MR]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1795 [15FE], H1859, H1863, H1867 [16FE]
Nigeria: execution of human rights activists, H12168 [13NO]
Taxation: rates, H13197
Truth in Lending Act: clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure requirements (H.R. 2399), H9513, H9514 [27SE]
U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1795 [15FE], H1867 [16FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H12188 [13NO], H12348 [14NO]
Reports filed
Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193), H7178 [18JY]
Financial Services Competitiveness Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127), H5366 [18MY], H5904 [13JN]
Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53), H2306 [27FE]
Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 104-281), H10306 [18OC]
Rules
Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H1201-H1206 [3FE]
Schedules
Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Markets and Trading Commission, D450 [30MR]
Tributes
Kirkwood, Walter B., E2348