THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H970 [31JA], H1125 [2FE]
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3086 [13MR]
Articles and editorials
Students and Teachers Turn Red When It Comes to Drugs—Wearers Display Commitment to Drug Free Lifestyle, Gary Sprott, Citrus County (FL) Tribune, H10645 [24OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Correctional institutions: exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act for inmates in certain programs (see H.R. 868), H1460 [8FE]
Medicaid: improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 625), H468 [20JA]
Quinn, Robert L.: relief (see H.R. 2075), H7256 [19JY]
Suwannee River: authorize dredging of McGriff Pass (see H.R. 1992), H6698 [30JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see H.R. 2795), H14963 [15DE]
———labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2833), H15633 [22DE]
———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8360 [3AU]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]
———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H14003 [5DE]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]
Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387), H890 [30JA]
———organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H5071 [16MY]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H1849 [15FE]
Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H10994 [26OC]
Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H5071 [16MY]
———deficit (see H. Res. 94), H2176 [23FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7378 [20JY]
———authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7801 [26JY]
CERCLA: moratorium on enforcement actions against certain individuals (see H.R. 795), H8174 [1AU]
Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H5983 [14JN]
Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 481, 2100), H229 [11JA], H7550 [24JY]
Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H6831 [11JY]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H8537 [4AU]
———Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205), H169 [9JA]
———include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H803 [26JA]
———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H10146 [17OC]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H6046 [15JN]
Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H468 [20JA]
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), H7179 [18JY]
———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384), H7257 [19JY]
———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H7461 [21JY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6699 [30JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H14311 [12DE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6089 [19JN]
Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 1002), H4336 [5AP]
Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H5607 [25MY]
Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57), H1208 [3FE]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785), H1157 [2FE]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H3974 [29MR]
Fish and fishing: collection of fees for triploid grass carp certification inspections (see H.R. 649), H4336 [5AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 73), H5190 [17MY]
———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 72), H5190 [17MY]
Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H14927 [14DE]
Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to currency exchange rates (see H.R. 1626), H6397 [27JN]
———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458), H14311 [12DE]
FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H1461 [8FE]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1556 [9FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2175 [23FE]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4512 [2MY]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H12085 [9NO]
———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H7012 [13JY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1955, 1970), H7801 [26JY], H11587 [31OC]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H9897 [11OC]
House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H970 [31JA]
House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40), H4105 [3AP]
Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611), H7257 [19JY]
———modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (see H.R. 660), H1052 [1FE]
———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4105 [3AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8904 [13SE]
———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H8684 [7SE]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H12128 [10NO]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H9784 [10OC]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1), H162 [9JA]
Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H10048 [12OC]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H5609 [25MY]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H593 [24JA]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5983 [14JN]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H11939 [8NO]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H10146 [17OC]
———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14172 [6DE]
———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2600), H11939 [8NO]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H2892 [8MR], H11939 [8NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80), H1611 [10FE]
Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5366 [18MY]
Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]
Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H4336 [5AP]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9897 [11OC]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H3049 [10MR]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H14311 [12DE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]
NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H6656 [29JN]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H8536 [4AU]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H970 [31JA]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103), H2486 [1MR]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982, 1267), H1907 [16FE], H3415 [21MR]
Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H10307 [18OC]
Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H6913 [12JY]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]
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. 573), H11829 [7NO]
———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H7179 [18JY]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4795 [10MY]
Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H11829 [7NO]
SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H10485 [19OC]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H1157 [2FE]
Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H7067 [17JY]
Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H8537 [4AU]
Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H5905 [13JN]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H12190 [13NO]
———modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see H.R. 2199), H9592 [27SE]
———provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1748), H11587 [31OC]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H468 [20JA], H12085 [9NO]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H4512 [2MY]
———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821, 1956), H10848 [25OC], H11441 [30OC]
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), H10307 [18OC]
———negotiation of bilateral prisoner transfer treaties (see H.R. 552), H1850 [15FE]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H10485 [19OC]
Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H7461 [21JY]
———dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative to remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469), H14765 [13DE]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]
———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H4415 [6AP]
———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482), H8597 [6SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H296 [17JA]
———provide additional points on entrance examinations into the competitive civil service (see H.R. 1648), H5071 [16MY]
———retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H5905 [13JN]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H7461 [21JY]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H8597 [6SE]
———training and employment programs (see H.R. 1593), H7257 [19JY]
Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H6270 [22JN]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H9784 [10OC]
Water pollution: improve stormwater management (see H.R. 1252), H4336 [5AP]
Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H7257 [19JY]
Proclamations
World Population Awareness Week: Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, E1960
Remarks by, on
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7417 [21JY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1126 [2FE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12335, H12336, H12337, H12338, H12339, H12340, H12341 [14NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (H. Res. 257), H11887 [8NO]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (S. 256), E371
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H734 [26JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), E650
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10832 [25OC], H10898 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13177 [17NO]
CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7417 [21JY]
Children and youth: awareness of missing children, H11679, H11680 [1NO]
Citrus County, FL: National Red Ribbon Celebration to combat drug abuse, H10645 [24OC]
Clinton, President: reinventing Government initiative, H1960 [21FE]
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): response to use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. Res. 244), H11370
Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws, H1960 [21FE]
Correctional institutions: reimbursement for incarceration of criminal aliens, H1517, H1518 [9FE]
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1517, H1518 [9FE]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9355
Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 655), H4481 [2MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), H10115 [17OC]
———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 317), H15292 [20DE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7955, H7956 [28JY]
Education: student loan programs, H12338 [14NO]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6841 [12JY]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (H.R. 785), H1032 [1FE]
Federal employees: workforce level reductions relative to the reinventing Government initiative, H1960 [21FE]
Federal-State relations: exempt existing water pollution laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H432 [20JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H349 [19JA], H432 [20JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, H3312
Food stamps: eligibility relative to persons delinquent in child support payments, H3607 [23MR]
———replace with State block grants, H3614 [23MR]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12321, H12323, H12335, H12336, H12338, H12339, H12340, H12341 [14NO]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2250 [27FE]
House Rules: comprehensive House of Representatives audit, H74 [4JA]
———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H74 [4JA]
Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), H4362 [6AP]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (H. Con. Res. 1), H107 [4JA]
Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H11887 [8NO]
Medicaid: improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (H.R. 625), H450 [20JA]
———reform, H10694 [24OC], H12336 [14NO]
Medicare: reform, H10301 [18OC], H11907 [8NO], H12336, H12340 [14NO]
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10382
Power resources: Innovative Renewable Energy Technology Transfer Program funding, H6841 [12JY]
Public welfare programs: conditional assistance to teenage unwed mothers, H3519 [22MR]
———funding for nutrition programs, H665 [25JA], H3540 [22MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3393 [21MR], H3519, H3540 [22MR], H3580, H3607, H3614, H3687 [23MR], H3741 [24MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15514 [21DE]
Ryce, Jimmy: status as a missing child, H11679, H11680 [1NO]
Senior citizens: nutrition, health, and economic consequences of block grants for Federal food assistance programs, H784 [26JA]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (H.R. 394), H14973 [18DE]
Taxation: rates, H12337, H12338, H12339 [14NO]
University of Florida: tribute to football team, H13940 [5DE]
Veterans: extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6322 [27JN]
Veterans Day: observance, H11907 [8NO]
Votes: position on missed, E375
World Population Awareness Week: observance, E1960
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3154 [14MR], H8062 [31JY], H8172 [1AU], H8307 [2AU]
Special order: granted, H690 [25JA], H800 [26JA], H1049 [1FE], H3557 [22MR], H4176 [4AP], H8593 [6SE], H10305 [18OC], H10724 [24OC], H10847 [25OC], H11938 [8NO], H12348 [14NO], H12504 [15NO], H13141 [16NO]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Personal Responsibility Act, D368 [16MR]
Tributes
Gannon, Michael, E1018
Munro, Douglas A., E1847