ROBERTS, PAT (a Representative from Kansas)

Analyses

Forest Service Regulations Affected by Regulatory Rulemaking Actions Moratorium: Dept. of the Treasury, H2130-H2136 [23FE]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491): Agricultural Provisions, E2013-E2021 [24OC]

Appointments

Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H3817 [28MR]

Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9710 [29SE]

———H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]

———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2195), H8533 [4AU]

———purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147), H8063 [31JY]

CCC: farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2195), H8533 [4AU]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 618), H467 [20JA]

Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 68), H1555 [9FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2307), H8805 [12SE]

Food stamps: reform program (see H.R. 1135), H2716 [6MR]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H9591 [27SE]

House of Representatives: abolish franking privilege (see H.R. 2308), H8805 [12SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides (see H.R. 1680), H5367 [18MY]

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin project facilities: expedite title transfer process (see H.R. 2644), H12505 [15NO]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 1007), H1968 [21FE]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see H.R. 1449), H4414 [6AP]

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

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (see H.R. 1082), H2392 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

AFDC: replace with State block grant programs (see H.R. 513), H242 [13JA]

Agriculture: consolidate grants for State rural development programs (see H.R. 2590), H11829 [7NO]

———ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H13804 [29NO]

———improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see H.R. 2542), H10993 [26OC]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H400 [19JA]

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

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4619 [9MY]

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), H7801 [26JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H10994 [26OC], H12084 [9NO]

———U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H175 [9JA], H296 [17JA]

CERCLA: 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), H6397 [27JN]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H3049 [10MR]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H692 [25JA]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H9591 [27SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H593 [24JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H840 [27JA]

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

Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 2198), H8533 [4AU]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H1052 [1FE]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H4105 [3AP]

Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H9132 [18SE]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 490), H538 [23JA]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1157 [2FE]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]

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

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]

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

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1281 [6FE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4873 [11MY]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1850 [15FE]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 71, 923, 1755), H165 [9JA], H1689 [13FE], H5689 [7JN]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77), H165 [9JA]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H4915 [12MY]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H7990 [28JY], H8533 [4AU]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H8994 [14SE]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H7461 [21JY]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952), H6200 [21JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 52), H1157 [2FE]

Metric system: modification of highway signs (see H.R. 1173), H2892 [8MR]

Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9245 [19SE]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H3049 [10MR]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H4336 [5AP]

National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H1555 [9FE]

National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736), H889 [30JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]

NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H7011 [13JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1834), H802 [26JA], H8537 [4AU]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H6656 [29JN]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H970 [31JA]

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

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H3276 [15MR]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H5905 [13JN]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5607 [25MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4, 1214), H325 [18JA], H3072 [13MR]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]

Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H4795 [10MY]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]

———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H537 [23JA]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3975 [29MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3156 [14MR]

Solid waste: limit disposal of out-of-State municipal waste (see H.R. 1288), H4415 [6AP]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H6397 [27JN]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H12190 [13NO]

———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]

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

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H7012 [13JY]

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

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H2177 [23FE]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H3327 [16MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H6397 [27JN]

Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265), H9132 [18SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]

Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H14765 [13DE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H9245 [19SE]

Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220), H3733 [23MR]

Cost Estimates

House of Representatives reconciliation bill relative to agriculture and conservation: CBO, E2022 [24OC]

Eulogies

Madigan, Edward R.: by Robert H. Michel, H191 [11JA]

Explanations

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491): Agricultural Provisions, E2009-E2013 [24OC]

Letters

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations: by, S13917 [20SE]

Committee determinations on mandatory and discretionary spending: Speaker Gingrich and Representatives Kasich and Livingston, H9911 [12OC]

Lists

Committee on Agriculture (House) rollcall votes on amendments to H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, E2022 [24OC]

Meetings

Reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution (H.R. 2491): Committee on Agriculture (House), E2021 [24OC]

Memorandums

Agriculture Reconciliation Proposals: Dave Hull and Craig Jagger, CBO, E2022 [24OC]

Poems

``When I Must Leave You,'' Helen Steiner Rice, H5570 [24MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: limitation on subsidies for certain income levels, H7362, H7363 [20JY]

———purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the prevented planting rule (H.R. 2147), E1565 [31JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7242, H7243, H7244, H7248, H7249 [19JY], H7313, H7319, H7336, H7360, H7362, H7363, H7375, H7376 [20JY], H7423, H7427 [21JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), conference report, H9910 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (H. Res. 188), H7020 [17JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15150 [19DE]

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

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 618), E142 [20JA]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 178), H4379 [6AP]

Committee on Agriculture (House): anniversary, H4514 [3MY]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 107), H3168, H3169 [15MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal meat inspection funding, H7313 [20JY]

———market promotion programs personnel salary funding, H7427 [21JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5528 [24MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8324 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7940 [28JY]

Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (H.R. 1880), H15159 [19DE]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7940 [28JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4698, H4751 [10MY], H4891 [12MY], H4983, H4990 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H351 [19JA], H443 [20JA], H855 [30JA], H936 [31JA], H1005 [1FE]

———regulations that significantly impact the health or safety of residents of other States or locales, H443 [20JA]

Food stamps: electronic transfer system relative to photograph requirements, H3600, H3602, H3603 [23MR]

———eligibility relative to persons delinquent in child support payments, H3606, H3607 [23MR]

———replace with State block grants, H3613, H3614, H3615, H3616 [23MR]

Foreign aid: funding of Food for Peace Program, H5528 [24MY]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2092, H2129, H2130 [23FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2277, H2278 [27FE]

GPO: employment reduction, H6221 [22JN]

Housing: assistance for low-income families, H7248 [19JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6221 [22JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3918 [29MR]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 116), H3839 [28MR]

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9292 [20SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees killed in bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H5567, H5569 [24MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3615 [23MR]

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin project facilities: expedite title transfer process (H.R. 2644), E2184 [15NO]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3520 [22MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3385, H3390, H3398 [21MR], H3520 [22MR], H3600, H3602, H3603, H3606, H3607, H3613, H3614, H3615, H3616, H3617, H3683 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15512 [21DE]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit, H9292 [20SE]

Rural areas: funding for health care programs, H8324 [3AU]

Sewage disposal: funding for State sewage treatment plant construction, H4891 [12MY]

Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4983, H4990 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H536 [23JA], H4438 [1MY]

Reports

Agriculture Reconciliation Proposals: CBO, E2022 [24OC]

Reports filed

CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 618) (H. Rept. 104-104), H4413 [6AP]

Convey Certain Lands to Rolla, MO: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 104-215), H8062 [31JY]

Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 104-421), H15087 [18DE]

Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1135) (H. Rept. 104-77), H3155 [14MR]

Illinois Land Conservation Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191), H7989 [28JY]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 104-207), H7800 [26JY]

Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262), H9590 [27SE]

Talladega National Forest Boundary Modification: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1874) (H. Rept. 104-216), H8062 [31JY]

Rules

Committee on Agriculture (House), H530-H534 [23JA]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, D845 [12JY]

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

———Personal Responsibility Act, D368 [16MR]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Health: saving medicare and budget reconciliations, D895 [20JY]

—————tax treatment of medical savings accounts, D796 [27JN]

Tables

Proposed Forest Service regulations, H2130 [23FE]

Tributes

Madigan, Edward R., H190 [11JA]