POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)

Addresses

Farm Legislation: Debra Lundgren, E1195 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H164 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: establish marketing loans and total acreage base for upland cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, and wheat (see H.R. 2532), H10848 [25OC]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8806 [12SE]

———provide flexibility and mitigation in the conversion of cropped wetlands (see H.R. 932), H1751 [14FE]

———reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343), H173 [9JA]

———research, promotion, and market development of canola and rapeseed products (see H.R. 2509), H10484 [19OC]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]

Appropriations: 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]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6270 [22JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 49, 55), H179 [9JA], H593 [24JA]

———require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H4433 [7AP]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H9592 [27SE]

———health research (see H.R. 1735), H5905 [13JN]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1968 [21FE]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H8174 [1AU]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H10307 [18OC]

Congress: employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H10048 [12OC]

———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2261), H12506 [15NO]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5571 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 1645), H5472 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H9245 [19SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H295 [17JA]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]

———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H400 [19JA]

———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H8598 [6SE]

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2029), H8537 [4AU]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H3974 [29MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H5691 [7JN]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H177 [9JA]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H163 [9JA]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 250), H11939 [8NO]

Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H3807 [24MR]

———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7068 [17JY]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 2022), H6913 [12JY]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H6270 [22JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6312 [26JN]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H229 [11JA]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952), H8806 [12SE]

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), H4619 [9MY]

Missouri River: equity in economic benefits and recreational usage among bordering States (see H.R. 1260), H3326 [16MR]

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8597 [6SE]

NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 407), H6159 [20JN]

Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H7699 [25JY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H5692 [7JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H3417 [21MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H9897 [11OC]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides (see H.R. 1680), H6270 [22JN]

———definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]

Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H13804 [29NO]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H6046 [15JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H13658 [20NO]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H11441 [30OC]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H6830 [11JY]

———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H179 [9JA]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1689 [13FE]

———exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H5691 [7JN]

———expiration date for refunds on synthetic fuels (see H.R. 2357), H10485 [19OC]

———incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 2474), H10994 [26OC]

———income tax credit for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 41), H164 [9JA]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H2717 [6MR]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099), H7012 [13JY]

———treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 2232), H8535 [4AU]

———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 student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H4177 [4AP]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370), H4031 [30MR]

Television: 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, 2030), H5753 [8JN], H7011 [13JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Schuler, Jennifer, E1709 [6SE]

Letters

Conservation Reserve Program: Rachel Heiser, E1584 [2AU]

ICC elimination: Bruce Hagen, Susan E. Wefald, and Leo M. Reinbold, Public Service Commission of North Dakota, H12261 [14NO]

———by, H12261 [14NO]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (H.R. 1749), H5988 [15JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7369 [20JY], H7413, H7423 [21JY]

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report, H11879 [8NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H12496 [15NO]

Bismarck, ND: Conservation Reserve Program, E1584 [2AU]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8111 [1AU]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13247 [17NO]

———U.S. military intervention, H11930 [8NO]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), H14870 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H600 [25JA], H724 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3295 [16MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10875, H10897 [26OC], H11410 [30OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13176 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), motion to instruct conferees, H11418, H11419 [30OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15145 [19DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H4800 [11MY], H5148 [17MY], H5274 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6577 [29JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), motion to instruct conferees, H5706 [8JN]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), H622 [25JA]

CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7423 [21JY]

Children and youth: funding for programs for children, H3096 [14MR]

———Healthy Start Program funding, H8323 [3AU]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 107), H3170 [15MR]

Correctional institutions: prison construction funding, H1576 [10FE]

Courts: maximum award of noneconomic damages in medical liability claims, H2962 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2962 [9MR], H3022 [10MR]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), E542 [7MR]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1576 [10FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8323, H8390 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7962 [28JY], E1587 [2AU]

Education: student loan programs, H5388 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6882 [12JY]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7962 [28JY]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8744, H8745, H8749 [12SE]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (H.R. 310), H3818 [28MR]

Food stamps: replace with State block grants, H3613 [23MR]

Gingrich, Representative: appoint independent counsel relative to GOPAC and book contract, H5487 [24MY]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13686 [28NO]

Government regulations: exempt use of certain insecticides from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, E500 [2MR]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), E500 [2MR]

House Rules: treatment of outside earned income, H14877 [14DE], H15490 [21DE]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12261 [14NO]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9531 [27SE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1739 [14FE]

LIHEAP: funding, H2660 [6MR], H3295 [16MR]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8390 [3AU]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), H4385, H4389 [6AP]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 180), H6664 [30JN]

———reform, H7184 [19JY], H7707 [26JY], H15277, H15278 [20DE]

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9271 [20SE]

National Weather Service: requirements for office closings, H9934 [12OC]

Pensions: corporate use of pension plan funds, H11689 [2NO], H11811-H11813 [7NO], H11930, H11932, H11933, H11934, H11935, H11936 [8NO], H11979, H11980 [9NO]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference report, H11879 [8NO]

———production of oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico, H11879 [8NO]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12018 [9NO]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2573 [2MR], H3581 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3395 [21MR], H3613, H3620 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15528 [21DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3096 [14MR]

Rural areas: Federal farm and health policies, H10897 [26OC]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9934 [12OC]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2858 [8MR]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), H14066 [6DE]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13970 [5DE]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5706 [8JN]

———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), H1926, H1944 [21FE]

———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), conference report, H4188 [5AP]

———rates, H5706 [8JN]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4188, H4233 [5AP]

———rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (H. Res. 128), H4207 [5AP]

Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8493 [4AU]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, H8493 [4AU]

Votes: position on missed, H570 [24JA], H4212 [5AP], H6415 [28JN], E1320 [22JN], E1975 [18OC], E2091 [1NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2582 [2MR], H3414 [21MR], H4102 [3AP], H9669 [28SE], H11827 [7NO], H11938 [8NO], H15235 [20DE]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities: Federal tax code relative to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities, D232 [23FE]

Committee on Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Health and the Environment: medicare select and medicare managed care, D199 [15FE]

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans: Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory and National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory transfer, D1134 [21SE]

Committee on Rules (House): constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D72 [23JA]

———Contract With America Tax Relief Act, D440 [29MR]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Health: health insurance tax deduction for the self-employed, D103 [27JA]

—————medicare issues with emphasis on reform and innovation, D176 [10FE]

Tributes

Lundgren, Debra, E1195 [8JN]

Schuler, Jennifer, E1709 [6SE]