REED, JACK (a Representative from Rhode Island)
Amendments offered by, to
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13838 [30NO]
Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1282 [6FE]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5480 [23MY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7803 [26JY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2430, H2433, H2442 [1MR]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1736 [14FE]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3277 [15MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Aboriginal (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1199), H2989 [9MR]
Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer appointment requirement (see H.R. 2016), H6830 [11JY]
Barges: certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1238), H3156 [14MR]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2046), H7067 [17JY]
Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate (see H.R. 1606), H4795 [10MY]
Isabelle (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1198), H2989 [9MR]
NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs (see H.R. 2046), H7067 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]
Administrative Conference of the U.S.: extend (see H.R. 2291), H8725 [8SE]
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8597 [6SE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]
American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 1301), H3572 [22MR]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3417 [21MR]
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), H3808 [24MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4336 [5AP]
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1447), H4414 [6AP]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 2105), H8361 [3AU]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]
Congress: employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H8994 [14SE]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H8725 [8SE]
Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638), H2306 [27FE]
Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H3327 [16MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H6913 [12JY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H11939 [8NO]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H6656 [29JN]
Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H6698 [30JN]
Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8309 [2AU]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3733 [23MR]
Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H5691 [7JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]
Foreign trade: 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), H14311 [12DE]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H7179 [18JY]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1372 [7FE]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2584 [2MR]
House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 142), H4618 [9MY]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H3573 [22MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H8361 [3AU]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (see H.R. 119), H11829 [7NO]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H13341 [18NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575), H8361 [3AU]
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), H2811 [7MR]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1968 [21FE]
NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 1701), H9591 [27SE]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H3417 [21MR]
National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H10994 [26OC]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H14311 [12DE]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H4336 [5AP]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H15238 [20DE]
Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587), H5905 [13JN]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14003 [5DE]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H9363 [20SE]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1612 [10FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1908 [16FE]
Taxation: treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H6159 [20JN]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H8598 [6SE]
———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H4441 [1MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H10994 [26OC]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H14173 [6DE]
Letters
Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand: by, E2259
Remarks by, on
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7444
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13838 [30NO]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H12354 [15NO]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H4505
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8093 [1AU]
———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (H. Res. 273), H13219 [17NO]
———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), E2370
———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), E2370
———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), E2370
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H730 [26JA]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), H8844
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3204
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10851, H10883 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13194
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), H627
Children and youth: funding for programs for children, H10851 [26OC]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4568
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2046), E1449
Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1321 [7FE]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), E624
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 109), H2911 [9MR]
Coventry, RI: tribute to National Teen Business Plan Competition winners, E776
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H6016
———production of the Seawolf submarine, H6016
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), E1284
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7404 [21JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7778 [26JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8074 [1AU], H8351 [3AU], H13774 [29NO]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7945 [28JY], E1554
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H10724
Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (H.R. 1438), H4709
Education: national policy to improve system, H13774 [29NO]
———program funding, H8074 [1AU]
———student loan programs, H8351 [3AU]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9164
EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7945 [28JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4703, H4709
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6420 [28JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6362 [27JN]
Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13744
———shutdown relative to budget process, H15100 [19DE], E2216
Government regulations: collection of revenue from foreign-owned businesses, H2428 [1MR]
———judicial review rulemaking process, H2419, H2420, H2424, H2442 [1MR]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2404, H2409, H2419, H2420, H2424, H2428, H2430, H2431, H2433, H2435, H2436, H2438, H2442 [1MR]
GPO: James Madison Award recipient, E809
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H3803
Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate (H.R. 1606), H4792 [10MY], H10093 [17OC]
House Rules: reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13077
Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10661
Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (H.R. 2746), E2319
———human rights violations in East Timor, E2319
———international military education and training assistance, H6362 [27JN]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), E372
Medicaid: reform, H13194
Medicare: reform, H7920 [28JY], H13194
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10359 [19OC]
National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (H.R. 2181), E1809 [19SE]
———review management and reform process for consideration of additions to parks (H.R. 260), E1809 [19SE]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1829 [15FE]
National Sportsmanship Day: observance, E536
NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs (H.R. 2046), E1449 [18JY]
Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1829 [15FE]
Providence, RI: anniversary of La Salle Academy, E2301
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H7444
———reform (H.R. 4), H3514, H3527
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11844 [8NO]
Rhode Island: impact of Government shutdown on displaced employees of Almacs Supermarkets, H15100 [19DE]
SBA: funding for the Office of Advocacy, H7778 [26JY]
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2859
Senior citizens: nutrition, health, and economic consequences of block grants for Federal food assistance programs, H785 [26JA]
Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), H14067
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4310
Thailand: Hmong refugee crisis, E2259
Votes: position on missed, E2173
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H800 [26JA], H1549 [9FE], H2890 [8MR], H4794 [10MY], H10305 [18OC]
Reports
Situation in Haiti—March 1995: by, E838-E840 [7AP]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Defense appropriations, D696 [7JN]
———Personal Responsibility Act, D368 [16MR]
———regulatory process reform, D249 [27FE]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: National Highway System reform, D313 [8MR]
Tributes
Auclair, Alphonse, E745
Bailey, Madison A., Jr., E94
Feinstein, Alan S., E619
Gunther, Al, E975
Hawkins, William J., Jr., E1990
Pell, Senator, E1729
Salisbury, Harold L., E1931
Waters, William K., E1107