McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9710 [29SE]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Budget: balance (see H.R. 1131), H2651 [3MR]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 35), H176 [9JA]
FTC: regulation of State lottery advertising (see H.R. 327), H172 [9JA]
Jive Devil (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2702), H13870 [30NO]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 34), H176 [9JA]
Taxation: treatment of estates and trusts using similar rates applicable to married individuals filing separate returns (see H.R. 329), H172 [9JA]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]
———treatment of fuel excise tax refunds (see H.R. 1947), H6481 [28JN]
———treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 328), H172 [9JA]
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2660), H13274 [17NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H8684 [7SE]
Agriculture: permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 800), H1372 [7FE]
———price supports (see H.R. 2330), H8993 [14SE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H297 [17JA]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 27), H163 [9JA]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6159 [20JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161, H175 [9JA]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H8537 [4AU]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
Courts: treatment of certain transportation and subsistence expenses of retired judges (see H.R. 816), H6397 [27JN]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H5571 [24MY]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H4958 [15MY]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]
Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 633), H4105 [3AP]
Education: low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 1640), H5753 [8JN]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H4873 [11MY]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H10848 [25OC]
———State use of automated data retrieval system for child and spousal support enforcement (see H.R. 2288), H8725 [8SE]
Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H8805 [12SE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H325 [18JA]
Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable to directors and officers of insured depository institutions (see H.R. 316), H172 [9JA]
Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 698), H167 [9JA], H1281 [6FE]
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), H13730 [28NO]
Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses and State and local government (see H.R. 58), H4619 [9MY]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14964 [15DE]
Hazardous substances: 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), H1689 [13FE]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H5609 [25MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1234), H3156 [14MR]
———promote portability of health insurance by limiting discrimination in health coverage (see H.R. 439), H179 [9JA]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4433 [7AP]
Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H8309 [2AU]
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]
Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H4872 [11MY]
Investments: facilitate asset security through certain investment trusts (see H.R. 1967), H6831 [11JY]
Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H4177 [4AP]
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H12085 [9NO]
Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H1689 [13FE]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1611 [10FE]
———reform (see H.R. 2425, 2485), H9737 [29SE], H10146 [17OC]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 3), H1052 [1FE]
Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 577, 985, 987), H4105 [3AP], H4336 [5AP], H4546 [3MY]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9671 [28SE]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H4958 [15MY]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 217), H1371 [7FE]
National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H692 [25JA]
———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60), H5905 [13JN]
Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H10848 [25OC]
———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4916 [12MY]
NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H7011 [13JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H6312 [26JN]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]
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), H231 [11JA]
Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]
Power resources: tax credit for fuels produced by offshore deep-water projects (see H.R. 576), H4105 [3AP]
Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H231 [11JA]
———reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H801 [26JA]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]
Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H2393 [28FE]
Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H11829 [7NO]
SSI: 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]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10047 [12OC]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic home for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H5190 [17MY]
———earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H179 [9JA]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]
———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H7012 [13JY]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H6913 [12JY]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H1460 [8FE]
———exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H2584 [2MR]
———income tax credit for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 41), H164 [9JA]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H468 [20JA]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H970 [31JA]
———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 532), H1850 [15FE]
———modify application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see H.R. 902), H3073 [13MR]
———modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement plans (see H.R. 1314), H5983 [14JN]
———nonrecognition of gain on sale of a principal residence by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1149), H2811 [7MR]
———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1686), H5471 [23MY]
———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1148), H2811 [7MR]
———permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251), H10484 [19OC]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1051 [1FE]
———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757), H969 [31JA]
———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039), H7011 [13JY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H4619 [9MY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]
———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H164 [9JA]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099), H4619 [9MY]
———treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs (see H.R. 578), H4105 [3AP]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708, 1040), H802 [26JA], H2223 [24FE]
———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), H14964 [15DE]
———treatment of qualified historic properties relative to estate taxes (see H.R. 1945), H6481 [28JN]
———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370), H4031 [30MR]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]
———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), H6270 [22JN]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H5072 [16MY]
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H4546 [3MY]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H11899, H11900 [8NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), motion to postpone consideration of veto, H12243, H12244, H12246 [14NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H767 [26JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13164 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15140 [19DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5943 [14JN]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H3623, H3632 [23MR]
House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H767 [26JA]
Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10333, H10337 [19OC]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3907 [29MR]
National security: national missile defense systems, H5943 [14JN]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3500 [22MR]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12007, H12008 [9NO]
———ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto—motion to postpone consideration, H12153 [13NO]
———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H12235, H12236, H12237, H12238 [14NO]
Public welfare programs: conditional assistance to teenage unwed mothers, H3516, H3520, H3521 [22MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3357 [21MR], H3494, H3516, H3520, H3521 [22MR], H3623, H3632, H3684
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15520, H15521 [21DE]
Taxation: encourage investment in low-income housing (H.R. 931), E337
———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), H1928 [21FE]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4219 [5AP]
Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H5943 [14JN]
Schedules
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Health: saving medicare and budget reconciliations, D895 [20JY]
———Subcommittee on Human Resources: public welfare programs reform relative to SSI, D103 [27JA]
———Subcommittee on Social Security: Social Security Disability Insurance Program, D662 [24MY]