STENHOLM, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1053, H1056, H1058, H1061, H1062, H1065, H1067, H1070 [1FE], H1208 [3FE], H1242 [6FE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7463 [21JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002, H5710 [8JN]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189, 2794), H8360 [3AU], H14963 [15DE]
———use of integrated, site-specific farm management plans (see H.R. 2339), H10147 [17OC]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1689 [13FE]
Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H15575 [21DE]
Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of service (see H.R. 832), H1281 [6FE]
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]
———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]
Budget: balance (see H.R. 822, 1516), H1207 [3FE], H4432 [7AP]
———deficit (see H. Res. 94), H2176 [23FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2530), H10848 [25OC]
———reform process (see H.R. 2599), H11939 [8NO]
CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H15136 [19DE]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4032 [30MR]
Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H4031 [30MR]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H3733 [23MR]
Correctional institutions: reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468), H10147 [17OC]
Courts: funding for death penalty resource centers (see H.R. 1984), H6697 [30JN]
Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H8537 [4AU]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 920), H1688 [13FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H242 [13JA]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6831 [11JY]
———eliminate (see H.R. 1318), H6830 [11JY]
Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance activities (see H.R. 824), H1207 [3FE]
Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H295 [17JA]
Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H14173 [6DE]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H5607 [25MY]
Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H398 [19JA]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H10048 [12OC]
———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 employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 1057), H7257 [19JY]
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), H231 [11JA]
Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H5692 [7JN]
Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H167 [9JA]
Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093), H2486 [1MR]
Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H4415 [6AP]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]
Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H2892 [8MR]
Government regulations: cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636), H4958 [15MY]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1556 [9FE]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H7801 [26JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1234, 2071), H4433 [7AP], H7256 [19JY]
Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H9591 [27SE]
House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 923, 1755), H1689 [13FE], H5689 [7JN]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H970 [31JA]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
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), H6269 [22JN], H8533 [4AU]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references (see H.R. 1204), H8537 [4AU]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H889 [30JA]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H2224 [24FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426), H8725 [8SE]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H5374 [22MY]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H803 [26JA]
Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H9897 [11OC]
———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H5692 [7JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H5982 [14JN]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H2306 [27FE]
Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H14173 [6DE]
———restore term (see H.R. 359), H4958 [15MY]
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), H2716 [6MR]
———royalty payments for crude oil production on public lands (see H.R. 699), H2892 [8MR]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4512 [2MY]
Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]
Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (see H.R. 1747), H10307 [18OC]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982, 1267), H1907 [16FE], H3415 [21MR]
———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H6829 [11JY]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H2393 [28FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H1208 [3FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H12085 [9NO]
Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H13658 [20NO]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H7990 [28JY]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H6698 [30JN]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H5609 [25MY]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4958 [15MY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]
———treatment of livestock sold on account of weather conditions (see H.R. 1588), H5623 [6JN]
———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370), H6830 [11JY]
Texas: purchase of Bureau of Reclamation water supply projects (see H.R. 2609), H14765 [13DE]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 558), H1461 [8FE]
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]
Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H8534 [4AU]
Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 198), H169 [9JA]
———conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H4546 [3MY]
Descriptions
U.S. Naval Academy mural, E1980
Documents
Republican Support for Expedited Rescissions, H1250 [6FE]
Letters
Rural health care program funding: Archie D. Knight, Texas State Grange, H8327 [3AU]
———Gail R. Bellamy, Texas Rural Health Association, H8327 [3AU]
Memorandums
Presidential Rescission Authority: George Costello, Congressional Research Service, H1253 [6FE]
———Morton Rosenberg, Congressional Research Service, H1253 [6FE]
Questions and answers
Presidential rescission authority, H1251-H1253 [6FE]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: limitation on subsidies for certain income levels, H7364 [20JY]
———reform of Federal farm subsidy programs, H13625 [20NO]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7313, H7317, H7320, H7364 [20JY], H7424 [21JY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1100, H1136 [2FE], H1176 [3FE], H1228, H1229, H1245, H1246, H1247, H1248, H1249 [6FE], E269
———line-item veto (S. 4), motion to instruct conferees, H10777 [25OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12119 [10NO], H12167 [13NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), motion to postpone consideration of veto, H12243 [14NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H633 [25JA], H709
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 44), H613 [25JA]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 28), H496 [23JA], E148
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), H8849 [13SE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 151), H5315 [18MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10797 [25OC], H10877, H10895, H11358 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13158 [17NO], H13625 [20NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (H. Res. 321), H15606 [22DE]
———reduction in outyear discretionary spending caps relative to deficit reduction trust fund, H8849 [13SE]
———require savings made in appropriations legislation to be used for deficit reduction, H8246 [2AU]
———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. 122), consideration (H. Res. 309), H15123 [19DE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5155 [17MY], H5263 [18MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6574 [29JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 175), H6566 [29JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), motion to instruct conferees, H5705 [8JN]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration (H. Res. 44), H613 [25JA]
Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1403
CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7424 [21JY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H10666
———expand child care block grant programs, H3585 [23MR]
Courts: liability of drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA, H2944 [9MR]
———maximum award of noneconomic damages in medical liability claims, H2963 [9MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2944, H2963 [9MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: Federal meat inspection funding, H7313 [20JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6061 [16JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5866 [13JN]
———B-1B aircraft capabilities, E1363
———funding for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs relative to Russian biological weapons production, H5866 [13JN]
———line-item veto authority, H1136 [2FE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6980, H6981 [13JY], H7040 [17JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8246 [2AU], H8326 [3AU]
Endangered species: privatize funding for the protection of the African elephants, tigers and rhinoceroses, H6980, H6981 [13JY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H360 [19JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6425
Food stamps: replace with State block grants, H3616 [23MR]
Foreign policy: exchange program between congressional and German Bundestag staff members, E132
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12167 [13NO]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2107
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions designating endangered species or critical habitat, H2107
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2318, H2352 [28FE]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9525 [27SE]
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (H.R. 714), H8297 [2AU]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12109, H12110 [10NO]
———ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto—motion to postpone consideration, H12153 [13NO]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2572 [2MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3381 [21MR], H3494 [22MR], H3585, H3616, H3684 [23MR], H3788 [24MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 119), H3443 [22MR]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2521 [2MR]
Republican Party: political methods used to influence congressional decision-making, H9651 [28SE]
Rural areas: funding for health care programs, H8326 [3AU]
———Rural Housing Insurance Fund, H7320 [20JY]
Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5705 [8JN]
———rates, H5705 [8JN]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4237 [5AP]
———rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (H. Res. 128), H4206 [5AP]
U.S. Naval Academy: dedication of mural, E1980
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: funding, H7040 [17JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2582 [2MR], H3557 [22MR], H10305 [18OC], H12188 [13NO]
Reports
Presidential Rescission Requests: Virginia A. McMurtry, Congressional Research Service, H1249 [6FE]
Resolutions by organizations
Clyde McMahon, Sr.: Texas State Senate, E1374
John L. Taylor: Texas State Senate, E1374
Joseph Pickle: Texas State Senate, E1373
Owen H. Ivie: Texas State Senate, E1373
Schedules
Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): LSC budget, D781 [23JN]
Committee on Resources (House): Task Force on Endangered Species: Endangered Species Act, D579 [10MY]
Committee on Rules (House): constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D72 [23JA]
———Federal budget, D616 [16MY]
———Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process: budget process, D883 [19JY]
———Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House: budget process, D883 [19JY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law: LSC budget, D614 [16MY]
———Subcommittee on the Constitution: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D28 [10JA]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Health: saving medicare and budget reconciliations, D895 [20JY]
Texts of
H.J. Res. 28, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, E148
Tributes
Ivie, Owen H., E1373
Madigan, Edward R., E211
McMahon, Clyde, Sr., E1373
Pickle, Joseph, E1373
Taylor, John L., E1373