OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7374 [20JY], H7415 [21JY]
Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 655), H4475 [2MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7013 [13JY], H7104, H7113 [18JY]
Articles and editorials
War Is Over. Life Goes On, William Broyles, Jr., New York (NY) Times, H7074 [18JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Dept. of Commerce: enhance manufacturing technology programs (see H.R. 1844), H5983 [14JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: mint and issue platinum bullion coins and more than one version of gold bullion coins at the same time (see H.R. 2018), H6913 [12JY]
Employment: allowances for workers undergoing retraining after being displaced by NAFTA consequences (see H.R. 1231), H3156 [14MR]
EPA: permit entrance into cooperative research and development agreements (see H.R. 837), H1281 [6FE]
Waterways: reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows into navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 879), H1555 [9FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]
———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]
Agriculture: price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H6831 [11JY]
———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H9737 [29SE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]
Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H5071 [16MY]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H9897 [11OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H13804 [29NO]
———reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H4620 [9MY]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4031 [30MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4512 [2MY]
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 2763), H14310 [12DE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 49, 53), H230, H231 [11JA]
Business and industry: regulation of invention development services (see H.R. 2419), H10307 [18OC]
———volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]
Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]
China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and representatives (see H.R. 1460), H5072 [16MY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H2651 [3MR]
———availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]
Coins: authorize minting of platinum and gold coins and reform commemorative coin program (see H.R. 2614), H13274 [17NO]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]
Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2261), H10848 [25OC]
Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House (see H.R. 1933), H8537 [4AU]
Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 1029), H2176 [23FE]
———prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H6397 [27JN]
———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H6397 [27JN]
———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H6397 [27JN]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H400 [19JA]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4512 [2MY]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H13870 [30NO]
Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638), H4916 [12MY]
Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H4795 [10MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H4512 [2MY]
———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H7801 [26JY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H14003 [5DE]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2717 [6MR]
Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H14927 [14DE]
Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692), H2487 [1MR]
———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H13731 [28NO]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H14927 [14DE]
Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H6270 [22JN]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785, 801), H1689 [13FE], H2989 [9MR]
———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H8598 [6SE]
Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2029), H14765 [13DE]
FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H5471 [23MY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H15633 [22DE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3049 [10MR]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]
———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7256 [19JY]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H14238 [7DE]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H7179 [18JY], H8904 [13SE]
Government: avoid costs and disruption of agency shutdowns when there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 2069), H8994 [14SE]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H12085 [9NO]
———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2393 [28FE]
———establish a national program of trained community health advisers (see H.R. 2245), H10048 [12OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950), H8597 [6SE]
House of Representatives: declare vacant the office of a Member who announces a change in political party affiliation (see H. Res. 203), H8309 [2AU]
———official travel requirements (see H.R. 1222; S. 15), H468 [20JA], H5571 [24MY]
———require Members who change political parties to repay certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202), H8309 [2AU]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H970 [31JA]
House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40), H890 [30JA]
Housing: homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H10726 [24OC]
———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H8806 [12SE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H12085 [9NO]
———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H14964 [15DE]
———prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based on age (see H.R. 1614), H4873 [11MY]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H1052 [1FE]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H8598 [6SE]
Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H2651 [3MR]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2651 [3MR]
Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H8684 [7SE]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3327 [16MR]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3327 [16MR]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H3879 [28MR]
———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H13731 [28NO]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496), H2651 [3MR], H4431 [7AP]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 1707), H5571 [24MY]
———reform (see H.R. 2422), H9670 [28SE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H2651 [3MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
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]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H296 [17JA]
Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation (see H.R. 1043), H2306 [27FE]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H13870 [30NO]
National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see H.R. 609), H970 [31JA]
National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H15574 [21DE]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H1050 [1FE]
National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H11939 [8NO]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H10848 [25OC]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]
NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H7011 [13JY]
———funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H15238 [20DE]
Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H10726 [24OC]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H11939 [8NO]
Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1221), H5691 [7JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H4916 [12MY]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]
———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H6829 [11JY]
Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H9739 [29SE]
Recycling: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1444), H4414 [6AP]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335), H400 [19JA]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2177 [23FE]
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1085), H6083 [16JN]
States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H6656 [29JN]
Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H9743 [6OC]
Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H4874 [11MY]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10726 [24OC]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H7012 [13JY]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H6913 [12JY]
———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H6046 [15JN]
———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 677), H1208 [3FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H1968 [21FE]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H10485 [19OC]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]
———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027), H2176 [23FE]
Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 866), H8806 [12SE]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H9671 [28SE]
U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H11830 [7NO]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]
U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4512 [2MY]
Veterans: extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H5753 [8JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H6698 [30JN]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H6656 [29JN]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H1281 [6FE]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H6082 [16JN]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H8536 [4AU]
Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7186 [19JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7248 [19JY], H7321, H7374, H7375 [20JY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8105 [1AU]
———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14853 [13DE]
Budget: balance, H2724 [7MR], H15168 [19DE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H645, H655
———deficit, H2724 [7MR], H3544 [22MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3183 [15MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H14260, H14265 [12DE], H14876, H14920, H14922, H14924 [14DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10802 [25OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13184 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15139 [19DE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5125, H5145 [17MY], H5488 [24MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6585 [29JN]
Children and youth: policies to cut assistance programs, H2315 [28FE]
Climate: long-term climate and global change research funding, H9942, H9943 [12OC]
Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules, H11473
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3), H1470 [9FE]
Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 655), H4472, H4475, H4476, H4477 [2MY]
———prohibit the promulgation of efficiency standards deemed anticompetitive, H7113, H7114 [18JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7110, H7113, H7114 [18JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7186 [19JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7630 [25JY], H7753 [26JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8182, H8225, H8241 [2AU], H8317, H8341 [3AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7832 [27JY], H7953, H7954
Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, H7074 [18JY]
Ecology and environment: regulation reform, H14373 [13DE]
Education: program funding, H8182 [2AU], H8341 [3AU]
———student loan programs, H5488 [24MY]
EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7953, H7954
———funding, H13735 [29NO]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (H.R. 785), H1145 [2FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4866
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6411 [28JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6757 [11JY]
Friends of Bosnia (organization): tribute, E366
Government regulations: judicial review rulemaking process, H2329 [28FE]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2329, H2365 [28FE]
Head Start Program: tribute, E1072
House of Representatives: legislative tactics, H3428 [22MR]
House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H65 [4JA]
———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H65 [4JA]
Housing: assistance for low-income families, H7248 [19JY]
———funding for low-income housing, H7832 [27JY]
Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, H6757 [11JY]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1537 [9FE], H1694 [14FE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2492), consideration (H. Res. 239), H11473
LIHEAP: funding, H8317 [3AU]
Medicaid: reform, H14265 [12DE], H14920, H14922, H14924 [14DE]
Medicare: reform, H5145 [17MY], H6918 [13JY], H7384 [21JY], H7708 [26JY], H10296 [18OC], H11466 [31OC]
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10355, H10384
Minimum wage: level, H1166 [3FE]
National Guard: tribute to Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter group, E1935
National Institute of Standards and Technology: Advanced Technology Program funding, H7753 [26JY]
NLRB: use of funds for investigations or court cases dealing with certain unfair labor practice allegations, H8241 [2AU]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H4520 [3MY]
OSHA: use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H8241 [2AU]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2180 [24FE], H2575 [2MR], H3533 [22MR], H3714, H3715 [23MR]
———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (H.R. 104), H1077 [2FE]
———reform, H2590 [3MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3419, H3493, H3533, H3534, H3544 [22MR], H3714, H3715 [23MR], H3737 [24MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15524 [21DE]
Republican Party: national agenda, H2575 [2MR]
Rural areas: Rural Housing Insurance Fund, H7321 [20JY]
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9942, H9943 [12OC]
Taxation: rates, H2724, H2784 [7MR], H3544 [22MR], H3737 [24MR], H14260 [12DE]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4155, H4157 [4AP], H4185, H4223 [5AP]
Vietnam: normalization of relations, H7074 [18JY]
Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4991 [16MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1155 [2FE], H1549 [9FE], H2582 [2MR], H2810 [7MR], H3275 [15MR], H3557 [22MR], H3730 [23MR], H4030 [30MR], H4176 [4AP], H7178 [18JY], H7255 [19JY], H10305 [18OC], H12188 [13NO], H15086 [18DE], H15134 [19DE]
Schedules
Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy: proposed one dollar coin, D545 [3MY]
Tributes
Carlson, Melvin and Josephine, E1183
Dinn, Charles W. (Bill), E149
Lobo, Rebecca, E850
Reck, Jeff, H4520 [3MY]