PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments offered by, to
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H5001, H5005 [16MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, H13841 [30NO]
———S. 440, National Highway System designation, H9320 [20SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2324, 2362), H8903 [13SE], H9245 [19SE]
McDermott, Thomas, Sr.: relief (see H.R. 1925), H6269 [22JN]
Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1187), H2988 [9MR]
Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2119), H7801 [26JY]
Taxation: provide tax credit for political contributions and eliminate the Presidential campaign fund (see H.R. 2171), H8308 [2AU]
Water pollution: capitalization grants to States (see H.R. 1102), H2486 [1MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H2393 [28FE]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H11686 [1NO]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 6), H175 [9JA]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 27), H163 [9JA]
Armed Forces: prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585), H10484 [19OC]
Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774), H1050 [1FE]
———repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8174 [1AU]
CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H10307 [18OC]
———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4546 [3MY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H7379 [20JY]
Clean Air Act: repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related vehicle trip reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052), H2224 [24FE]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H4958 [15MY]
Conservation of natural resources: extend the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 67), H4619 [9MY]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6699 [30JN]
———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H12085 [9NO]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H1751 [14FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H3879 [28MR]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H12506 [15NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H2177 [23FE]
———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H8806 [12SE]
———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H2811 [7MR]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4336 [5AP]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1692), H9132 [18SE]
———prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693), H9132 [18SE]
———protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose Senators and Representatives (see H.R. 1104), H4512 [2MY]
———voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other than individual district residents in House of Representative elections (see H.R. 1694), H9132 [18SE]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H1371 [7FE]
———clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H10848 [25OC]
———consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 511, 1617), H242 [13JA], H4873 [11MY]
———leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime exemptions (see H.R. 946), H1849 [15FE]
———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H3155 [14MR]
———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H15088 [18DE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739, 1005), H167 [9JA], H970 [31JA], H5623 [6JN]
EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]
———temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see H.R. 1015), H2063 [22FE]
———waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone season (see H.R. 2327), H13142 [16NO]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H10485 [19OC]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]
Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H8805 [12SE]
Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521), H10726 [24OC]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H325 [18JA]
Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H5692 [7JN]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94), H8536 [4AU]
Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6656 [29JN]
FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H6830 [11JY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1839), H5983 [14JN]
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), H4873 [11MY]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H4415 [6AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 996), H1967 [21FE]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H8904 [13SE]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1850 [15FE]
House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. Res. 15), H176 [9JA]
Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H166 [9JA]
ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportaion regulations (see H.R. 2539), H10993 [26OC]
Immigration: enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570), H2717 [6MR]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H11830 [7NO]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H889 [30JA]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1850 [15FE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H1850 [15FE]
Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H7461 [21JY]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H229 [11JA]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H1850 [15FE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H1850 [15FE]
Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952), H5905 [13JN]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 91), H5692 [7JN]
———ratify States' right to limit terms (see H.R. 850), H4512 [2MY]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H8684 [7SE]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1208 [3FE]
National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]
National Highway System: designate (see H.R. 2274, 2349), H8683 [7SE], H9132 [18SE]
National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]
National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736), H7550 [24JY]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H5983 [14JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H5982 [14JN]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H4415 [6AP]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H9738 [29SE]
———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), H10485 [19OC]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H2487 [1MR]
Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H172 [9JA]
Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1323), H3807 [24MR]
Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H5753 [8JN]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H5367 [18MY]
Small business: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 76), H325 [18JA]
———increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696, 697), H1968 [21FE]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 201), H1460 [8FE]
———establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766), H8309 [2AU]
———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), H1752 [14FE]
SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1908 [16FE]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H5691 [7JN]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H13142 [16NO]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H6200 [21JN]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H5472 [23MY]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H13870 [30NO]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1752 [14FE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H2064 [22FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H1052 [1FE]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H9245 [19SE]
———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H3572 [22MR]
———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 89), H3807 [24MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H1371 [7FE]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H7257 [19JY]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H10048 [12OC]
Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake (see H.R. 50), H164 [9JA]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H13871 [4DE]
Letters
Student loan repayment process: by, S5918 [1MY]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: price supports for milk (H.R. 2362), E1804
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7432 [21JY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1227
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3228 [15MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15145 [19DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: market promotion programs personnel salary funding, H7432 [21JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7404 [21JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8354 [3AU]
District of Columbia: increase Federal share of certain transportation project costs (H.R. 2017), H8013 [31JY]
Education: student loan programs, H8354 [3AU], H15145 [19DE]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8756
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4696, H4740, H4787 [10MY], H4878, H4879 [12MY], H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005, H5006 [16MY]
ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12255, H12266 [14NO]
———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, H15603
———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 37), H15603
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9509 [27SE]
———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration (H. Res. 226), H9518 [27SE]
Motor vehicles: eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws, H9308 [20SE]
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9266, H9277, H9288, H9293, H9294, H9297, H9299, H9308 [20SE]
———designate (S. 440), conference report, H13322
New York, NY: toll collection on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, H9297 [20SE]
Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (H.R. 1187), E562
Railroads: regulation of rail lines and rates, H12266 [14NO]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit, H9288, H9294 [20SE]
———State limit on salaries of engineering and design consultants, H9293 [20SE]
Sewage disposal: funding for State sewage treatment plant construction, H4878, H4879 [12MY]
Veterans: funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3228 [15MR]
Water pollution: capitalization grants to States (H.R. 1102), E472
———State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4696, H4787 [10MY]
Schedules
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Federal Direct Student Loan Program, D651 [23MY]
Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, D883 [19JY]
———emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]
———National Highway System designation, D1115 [19SE]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Human Resources: earned income tax credit, D742 [15JN]
———Subcommittee on Oversight: earned income tax credit, D742 [15JN]
Tributes
Van Pelt, William K., E574