RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)
Amendments offered by, to
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9032, H9033 [14SE], H9247 [19SE], H9287, H9294 [20SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, H13841 [30NO]
———S. 440, National Highway System designation, H9320 [20SE]
Articles and editorials
Israel Could Gain Ground by Exiting South Lebanon, Frederic C. Hof, Christian Science Monitor, E2101
Metcalf Says Byrd Should Be Tarred, Feathered, Peter Coogan, South Whidbey (WA) Record, H4601 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Black Lung Benefits Act: pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 615), H467 [20JA]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H173 [9JA]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H3049 [10MR]
Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 866), H1460 [8FE]
Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572), H11686 [1NO]
West Virginia: modify boundaries of three units of the National Park System (see H.R. 640), H537 [23JA]
———preservation of coal mining heritage (see H.R. 1188), H2988 [9MR]
———technical amendments relative to three units of the National Park System (see H.R. 639), H537 [23JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H7068 [17JY]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H7461 [21JY]
Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14765 [13DE]
Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H3732 [23MR]
American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 1301), H3572 [22MR]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H12506 [15NO]
———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H10485 [19OC]
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), H2651 [3MR]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H4177 [4AP]
Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754), H969 [31JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7378 [20JY]
———establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 1230), H3156 [14MR]
CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 1969), H9671 [28SE]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H12350 [14NO]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H3733 [23MR]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H9363 [20SE]
Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H. Res. 45), H1968 [21FE]
Courts: promote equity and fairness in lawsuits brought against State and local law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1446), H8725 [8SE]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5571 [24MY]
———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H8904 [13SE]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 920), H1688 [13FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H13658 [20NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H6830 [11JY]
———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384), H7461 [21JY]
———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H4795 [10MY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2176 [23FE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8537 [4AU]
Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. Res. 122), H4415 [6AP]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H4873 [11MY]
EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H8683 [7SE]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]
———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]
Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2029), H7011 [13JY]
FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H4032 [30MR]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1968 [21FE]
Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 698), H167 [9JA], H2177 [23FE]
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), H4545 [3MY]
———ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H15136 [19DE]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4873 [11MY]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H177 [9JA]
———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H14963 [15DE]
House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]
ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportaion regulations (see H.R. 2539), H10993 [26OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H7917 [27JY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9671 [28SE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H5367 [18MY]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5374 [22MY]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]
Medicare: 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), H970 [31JA]
———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H13731 [28NO]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H7257 [19JY]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 2350), H12350 [14NO]
———reform (see H.R. 2152), H9245 [19SE]
———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H14310 [12DE]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]
Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H3572 [22MR]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1157 [2FE]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H14003 [5DE]
National Highway System: designate (see H.R. 2274, 2349), H8683 [7SE], H9132 [18SE]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H7379 [20JY]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H14173 [6DE]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H839 [27JA]
NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H6656 [29JN]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3572 [22MR]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]
Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H4032 [30MR]
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (see H.R. 2594), H11938 [8NO]
Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H8534 [4AU]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1612 [10FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335), H400 [19JA]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4619 [9MY], H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240), H468 [20JA]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1208 [3FE]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H1752 [14FE]
———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H10485 [19OC]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371, 394), H2892 [8MR], H6270 [22JN]
Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H4414 [6AP]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493), H8537 [4AU]
———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H3416 [21MR]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9591 [27SE]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H3417 [21MR]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H7461 [21JY]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H12085 [9NO]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H8684 [7SE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H10484 [19OC]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H3808 [24MR]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H10147 [17OC]
———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H4546 [3MY]
———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4873 [11MY]
———treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security benefits and income determination (see H.R. 159), H1460 [8FE]
———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027), H2176 [23FE]
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), H400 [19JA]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1555, H1556 [9FE]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H231 [11JA]
Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H6270 [22JN]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H9592 [27SE]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H4874 [11MY]
Letters
Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives: Churches for Middle East Peace (organization), E112
Papers
Human Rights and the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process, E113
Remarks by, on
Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), H7586 [25JY]
———sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report, H11880 [8NO]
Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H6861, H6863, H6868 [12JY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1230 [6FE]
Black Lung Benefits Act: pneumoconiosis claims (H.R. 615), E146
Bluefield, WV: anniversary of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, E1199
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11198
Coal Mine Health and Safety Act: anniversary, E741
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H2793
Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Economic Development Administration, H7750
Dept. of Education: funding for programs for educationally disadvantaged children, E1647
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7119, H7121 [18JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report, H12390 [15NO], H14811 [13DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 231), H9686, H9689 [29SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H12382 [15NO]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7590, H7594 [25JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration (H. Res. 194), H7392 [21JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7750
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8005 [31JY], E1610
District of Columbia: increase Federal share of certain transportation project costs (H.R. 2017), H8012, H8013 [31JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6861, H6863
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4699 [10MY], H4860 [11MY]
Huntington, WV: tribute to Torlone's Community Bakery, E505 [3MR]
ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12254, H12266, H12301 [14NO]
———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, H15602
———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 37), H15602
Israel: occupation of territories in southern Lebanon, E2101
———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10684, H10685 [24OC]
Labor unions: collective bargaining rights of mass transit employees, H7590, H7594 [25JY]
Marshall University: tribute to the School of Medicine, E1561
Medicare: reform, H11198
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10341 [19OC]
Metcalf, Representative: comments relative to Senator Byrd, H4601 [9MY], H4792 [10MY]
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E112
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 357), E26 [4JA]
———moratorium on mining patent claims, H9686, H9689 [29SE]
———moratorium on mining patents claims, H12390 [15NO]
———reform of mining laws, H4676 [10MY]
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9267, H9277, H9287, H9288, H9290, H9291, H9294, H9295, H9298, H9306, H9308 [20SE]
———designate (S. 440), conference report, H13325
New York: extend the deadline for repayment to the Highway Trust Fund, H9298 [20SE]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H4601 [9MY]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), H7586 [25JY]
———export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference report, H11880 [8NO]
———production of oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico, H11880 [8NO]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11840 [8NO]
Railroads: increase labor protections afforded to employees of small and midsize railroads during acquisitions or mergers, H12301 [14NO]
———regulation of rail lines and rates, H12266 [14NO]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (H.R. 1210), E574
Raleigh County, WV: tribute to Vocational Technical Center, E1298
Roads and highways: allow States to require contractors to provide warranties and guarantees regarding their materials and work, H9306 [20SE]
———maximum speed limit, H9287, H9288, H9290, H9291, H9294, H9295 [20SE]
———prohibit use of Highway Trust Fund for the payment of bonuses to contractors, H9308 [20SE]
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4254
Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (H.R. 866), E293
Votes: position on missed, E1455
Water pollution: licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4860 [11MY]
West Virginia: tribute to organizations participating in flood relief efforts, E1483
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4616 [9MY], H4794 [10MY], H7915 [27JY]
Schedules
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): Subcommittee on Workforce Protections: occupational safety and health improvements, D939 [27JY]
Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, D836 [11JY]
———Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, D883 [19JY]
———National Highway System designation, D1115 [19SE]
Tributes
Byrd, Senator, H7913 [27JY]
Dingell, Representative, H15197
Kennedy, Joe, E1308
Leftwich, Marilyn, E1494
Ross, Joan, E1253