SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)
Amendments offered by, to
Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8904 [13SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5883 [13JN], H6008 [15JN]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1760 [14FE], H1809, H1840 [15FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
———S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, H7587 [25JY]
Articles and editorials
On Becoming an American Citizen, Mary Dwyer, Lexington County (SC) Chronicle, E1866
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 77), H1555 [9FE]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations (see H.J. Res. 102), H8173 [1AU]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1530), H4510 [2MY]
Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see H.R. 1347), H3974 [29MR]
Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Program: amend guarantee fee provisions (see H.R. 1346), H3974 [29MR]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1), H162 [9JA]
National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7, 872), H160 [9JA], H1554 [9FE]
Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and maintenance (see H.R. 1349), H3974 [29MR]
Panama Canal Commission: reconstitute as a U.S. Government corporation (see H.R. 1348), H3974 [29MR]
Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 1350), H3974 [29MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H8597 [6SE]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3733 [23MR]
———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H10485 [19OC]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7801 [26JY]
Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H10994 [26OC]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H161 [9JA]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6698 [30JN]
China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2177 [23FE]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H11939 [8NO]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H14172 [6DE]
Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (see H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670), H2223 [24FE], H4177 [4AP], H5366 [18MY]
Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H9363 [20SE]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H1752 [14FE]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H10848 [25OC]
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]
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), H8806 [12SE]
Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H9132 [18SE]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8994 [14SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H468 [20JA]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H13274 [17NO]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H. Con. Res. 5), H2651 [3MR]
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 698), H2487 [1MR]
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: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678), H6083 [16JN]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4177 [4AP]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H400 [19JA]
———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H9671 [28SE]
House of Representatives: 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), H12506 [15NO]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
Hunley (C.S.S.): conveyance to South Carolina (see H.R. 1741), H7012 [13JY]
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), H8361 [3AU], H8533 [4AU]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H8806 [12SE]
Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H14963 [15DE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H12128 [10NO]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H4415 [6AP]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H9591 [27SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H8597 [6SE]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4795 [10MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H13804 [29NO]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]
Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H2811 [7MR]
Pensions: 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), H6083 [16JN]
POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458), H8361 [3AU]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240), H2487 [1MR]
———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H1281 [6FE]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2892 [8MR]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4511 [2MY]
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 1553), H4545 [3MY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]
———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H179 [9JA]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H4433 [7AP]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H3156 [14MR]
———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal residences (see H.R. 593), H399 [19JA]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776, 2778), H14764 [13DE], H14964 [15DE]
Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H11686 [1NO]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H4512 [2MY]
Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H.R. 2483), H10146 [17OC]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H164 [9JA]
———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1752 [14FE]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H13142 [16NO]
Biographies
Murray, Charles P., Jr., E1912
Letters
Antipersonnel landmines: John M. Shalikashvili, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, H14795
Merchant marine jurisdiction within congresional committees: by, H849 [30JA]
Personal Responsibility Act: by, H3353 [21MR]
START II Treaty ratification: by, S19207 [22DE]
Motions offered by
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H9402 [21SE]
Remarks by, on
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13223 [17NO]
———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14854 [13DE]
———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 247), H11407
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E231
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15151 [19DE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5305
Chemicals: use of tritium in producing nuclear weapons, H5997
Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws, H5925 [14JN]
———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8862 [13SE]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations (H.J. Res. 102), H8685 [8SE]
Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program: funding, H5965 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H5956 [14JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5782, H5789, H5866, H5874 [13JN], H5925, H5937, H5947, H5950, H5952, H5954, H5956, H5965 [14JN], H5997
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, H14946, H14948, H14950, H14952, H14954 [15DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), corrections in engrossment, H6021 [15JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), motion to recommit, H6019 [15JN]
———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5874 [13JN]
———B-52 bomber funding, H14954 [15DE]
———educational impact aid funding for school-aged dependents of military personnel, H6019 [15JN]
———funding for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs relative to Russian biological weapons production, H5866 [13JN]
———reduction of missile defense systems and application of savings to military personnel, H5952, H5954 [14JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6426 [28JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H14795
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (H. Con. Res. 1), H107 [4JA]
National security: national missile defense systems, H5937, H5947, H5950 [14JN]
———national missile defense systems funding, H1841 [15FE]
———revitalize (H.R. 7), H1810, H1841 [15FE], H1856, H1857 [16FE], H9400 [21SE]
———revitalize (H.R. 7), corrections in engrossment, H1890 [16FE]
———revitalize (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H1888 [16FE]
———revitalize (H.R. 872), E384
Navy Supply Corps: anniversary, E413
Romania: observance of National Day, E2273
Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), H14062 [6DE]
Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H5789 [13JN], H5937, H5947, H5950 [14JN]
Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems, H1810 [15FE]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H14795
World War II: closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, E1912
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H12071 [9NO]
Reports filed
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations: Committee on National Security (House) (H.J. Res. 102) (H. Rept. 104-220), H8173 [1AU]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 104-406), H14764 [13DE]
———Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 104-131), H5622 [6JN]
Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military Use: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 104-28), H1751 [14FE]
Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-107), H5622 [6JN]
National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18), H1280 [6FE]
Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1350) (H. Rept. 104-229), H8360 [3AU]
Rules
Committee on National Security (House), H1366-H1368 [7FE]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Defense appropriations, D696 [7JN]
———national security revitalization, D184 [13FE]
———revise and streamline Federal acquisition laws, D1079 [12SE]
Tributes
Dwyer, Mary, E1866 [28SE]
Evans, Lewis V., IV, E1724
Fox, Charles L., E929
Murray, Charles P., Jr., E1912
Sattler, John, E1590
Sullivan, Gordon R., E1265