MONTGOMERY, G.V. (SONNY) (a Representative from Mississippi)
Addresses
Army Reserves: Representative Skelton, H848 [30JA]
Memorial Day Observance: by, E1232
Amendments offered by, to
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3085 [13MR]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1842 [15FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
Articles and editorials
Consumate Advocate, PN/Paraplegia News (publication), E377
Every Movement Counts—Device Gives Quadriplegics a Chance to Grasp, Paul W. Valentine, Washington (DC) Post, E658
Pelted With Glass, Buried by Walls, This Office of Eight Pulled Through, William Booth, Washington (DC) Post, E890
VA Researcher Key Figure in Sickle Cell Anemia Breakthrough, Dick Maggrett, Stars and Stripes (publication), E660
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Armed Forces: clarify employment and reemployment rights and responsibilities (see H.R. 1941), H6480 [28JN]
Education: increase assistance relative to skills or specialties for which there are critical shortages (see H.R. 1116), H2584 [2MR]
FEMA: provide certain employees with public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 938), H1751 [14FE]
Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611), H4872 [11MY]
Monk, John T.: relief (see H.R. 1303), H3572 [22MR]
Tariff: textile manufacturing machinery (see H.R. 1336), H3879 [28MR]
Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 1168), H2891 [8MR]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1907 [16FE]
———minimum State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds (see H.R. 2707), H14002 [5DE]
———treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' reemployment (see H.R. 1469), H4430 [7AP]
Veterans: retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H1907 [16FE]
———training and employment programs (see H.R. 1593), H4618 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H1908 [16FE]
American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 1809), H5753 [8JN]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H14003 [5DE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 6), H175 [9JA]
———line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212), H8536 [4AU]
———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]
Armed Forces: prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585), H1281 [6FE]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H5983 [14JN]
Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 1739), H5905 [13JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
———deficit (see H. Res. 94), H2176 [23FE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H7257 [19JY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4512 [2MY]
China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2584 [2MR]
Correctional institutions: reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468), H9897 [11OC]
Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H1968 [21FE]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5571 [24MY]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H840 [27JA]
Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3417 [21MR]
———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 142), H468 [20JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for medical facilities projects and leases (see H.R. 2814), H15237 [20DE]
———display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H6830 [11JY]
———extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2219, 2353), H8534 [4AU], H9245 [19SE]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9738 [29SE]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]
Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H2584 [2MR]
Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H7068 [17JY]
Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H398 [19JA]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H10307 [18OC]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H167 [9JA]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H229 [11JA]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H231 [11JA]
Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H167 [9JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H5692 [7JN]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1461 [8FE]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4433 [7AP]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4512 [2MY]
House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]
Housing: extend certain veterans housing programs (see H.R. 1632), H4915 [12MY]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H4915 [12MY]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H3417 [21MR]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5691 [7JN]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H5691 [7JN]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H4431 [7AP]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767), H5690 [7JN], H8597 [6SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5366 [18MY]
Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]
Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H3572 [22MR]
Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8597 [6SE]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H3156 [14MR]
National cemeteries: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who die in State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513), H10484 [19OC]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H8597 [6SE]
Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H4958 [15MY]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4512 [2MY]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H1611 [10FE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H9591 [27SE]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H8536 [4AU]
Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H5471 [23MY]
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), H4915 [12MY]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4512 [2MY]
POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458), H4414 [6AP]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 16), H593 [24JA]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982), H1907 [16FE]
Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H8684 [7SE]
Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H8534 [4AU]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]
Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the public and private sectors in research and development needs (see H.R. 1459), H4414 [6AP]
Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H5571 [24MY]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3417 [21MR]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3572 [22MR]
Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H8994 [14SE]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371), H2584 [2MR]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H8904 [13SE]
———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H1157 [2FE]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H10307 [18OC]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H6656 [29JN]
———exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H2584 [2MR]
———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 2370), H9451 [21SE]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4512 [2MY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H5905 [13JN]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]
———treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 2647), H13142 [16NO]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H14764 [13DE]
Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H7699 [25JY]
———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 1807), H5753 [8JN]
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]
Veterans: authorize termination of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance coverage when premiums are unpaid (see H.R. 2157), H8174 [1AU]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H164 [9JA]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments, consponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 38), H414 [20JA]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 38), H468 [20JA]
———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]
———exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 467), H2811 [7MR]
———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1565), H4545 [3MY]
———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 2510), H10484 [19OC]
———housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 2289), H8725 [8SE]
———improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385, 1468), H4177 [4AP], H4430 [7AP]
———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482), H4430 [7AP]
———increase service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2352, 2394), H9245 [19SE], H9505 [25SE]
———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H7461 [21JY]
———reform insurance plans and coverage (see H.R. 2156), H8174 [1AU]
———restrict clothing allowance payments for incarcerated veterans and assess disability benefits to veterans in nursing homes (see H.R. 2155), H8174 [1AU]
———technical corrections to training and employment programs (see H.R. 1633), H4915 [12MY]
VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea (see H.R. 623), H467 [20JA]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H15136 [19DE]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H6397 [27JN]
———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 73), H5608 [25MY]
Biographies
McNulty, John J., III, H7541
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Bailey, Julia, H3968
Eulogies
Ellis, E. DeTreville: by Tracy E. Mulligan, E493
Letters
History of combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II: Bob Van Devender, E1269
Proposal to abolish the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, E1014
Lists
House Members with Army service, E1246
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4112 [4AP], H4436 [1MY], H7995 [31JY], H15209 [20DE], H15641 [30DE]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1186
———line-item veto (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 55), H1079 [2FE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H13326, H13328 [18NO]
Army: rescind funding for museum land acquisition, H6070 [16JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13240 [17NO]
———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14854 [13DE]
———U.S. military intervention, H15209 [20DE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H655
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H2914, H2984
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3177 [15MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1159), H2914, H2984
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11201
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15138 [19DE]
Custis, Donald L.: AMA Nathan Davis Award recipient, E377
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations (H.J. Res. 102), H8699 [8SE]
Dept. of Defense: anniversary of the U.S. Army, E1245
———authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6070 [16JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 167), H6054 [16JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5785 [13JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, H14948 [15DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 307), H14940 [15DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, H13736 [29NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 271), H13048 [16NO]
———use of National Guard in overseas combat, H4437 [1MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: abolish, E1014 [11MY]
———budget rescissions, H3114
———determine locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist positions (H.R. 1536), H9762 [10OC]
———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (H.R. 1384), H9760, H9761 [10OC]
———extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), H10114, H10115, H10116 [17OC]
———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15298 [20DE]
———medical research programs, E658
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7905 [27JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H14201 [7DE]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (H.R. 1253), H14281 [12DE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H3330 [21MR], H6418, H6424, H6427, H6443 [28JN]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6407 [28JN]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H7448 [21JY], H7964 [28JY]
House Rules: proxy votes in committees or subcommittees, H58 [4JA]
———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H58 [4JA]
Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest rate buy downs (H.R. 1611), E1007
Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate (H.R. 2547), H14981 [18DE]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: dedication, H7469 [24JY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3899 [29MR]
Mississippi: tribute to Air National Guard Air Refueling Group, H5174 [17MY]
National security: national missile defense systems funding, H1842, H1843, H1845 [15FE]
———revitalize (H.R. 7), H1785, H1811, H1827, H1842, H1843, H1845 [15FE], H1855, H1857 [16FE]
Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1827 [15FE]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E890
Point of order, H1826 [15FE]
Selective Service System: funding, H7905 [27JY]
Skelton, Representative: Reserve Officers Association's Minuteman of the Year Award recipient, H848
Steinberg, Martin: tribute for sickle cell anemia research, E660
Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (H.R. 972), E371
———treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' reemployment, H11201
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8481 [4AU]
Tucson, AZ: Tucson VA Nursing Home recipient of the Contemporary Long Term Care Order of Excellence for Best Nursing Home, E2340
VA: tribute to National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Program, E346
Veterans: budget cuts in veterans' benefits, H2728 [7MR], H2814 [8MR], H2984
———ensure payment of benefits during Government shutdown, H15209 [20DE]
———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6321, H6322, H6323 [27JN]
———funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3227 [15MR]
———housing, training and employment programs (H.R. 2289), H14339 [12DE]
———increase service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2394), H9763, H9764 [10OC], H12124 [10NO]
———training and employment programs (H.R. 1593), E979
Veterans Day: observance, H12088 [10NO]
Veterans Health Administration: funding, H7905 [27JY]
VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea (S. 257), H2321 [28FE]
Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems, H1811 [15FE]
World War II: anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima, H2150 [23FE]
———anniversary of V-J Day, H8544 [6SE]
———closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, H9789 [11OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5688 [7JN]
Special order: granted, H888 [30JA], H2174 [23FE], H3154 [14MR], H3275 [15MR], H3973 [29MR], H5186 [17MY], H5982 [14JN], H6043 [15JN], H7548 [24JY], H7698 [25JY], H8062 [31JY], H9362 [20SE], H14171 [6DE]
Tribute, E2224 [20NO]
Reports filed
Activities During the 103d Congress: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 103-878), H121 [4JA]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Defense appropriations, D696 [7JN]
———emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on the Constitution: constitutional amendment to prohibit U.S. flag desecration, D661 [24MY]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]
Statements
Presentation of Veterans Employment Award to Representative Montgomery, E2224
Summaries
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center Actions in Response to Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Disaster, E891
Texts of
S. 257, amend VFW charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea, H2321 [28FE]
Transcripts
Congressional Members' Prayer Service, E1710-E1713 [6SE], E1715-E1717 [7SE]
Tributes
Ellis, E. DeTreville, E493
Fleming, Mack G., E823
Hawkins, C. Wayne, E234
Jewell, Keith, H8124 [1AU]
Jones, James M., Jr., H9356
McCullen, George L., E2333
McNulty, John J., III, H7541
Myatt, Ted W., E695
Smullen, Mary Lou, H3106
Sniffen, Candis, E840
Stennis, John C., H4483
Thurman, Max, H14140
Voils, Theresa, E1613
Walker, Lewis D. (Dee), E1358
Winstead, William Arthur, H3274 [15MR]