WELLER, GERALD C. ``JERRY'' (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments offered by, to
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1464 [8FE], H1506 [9FE]
Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13128 [16NO], H13690 [28NO]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]
Articles and editorials
Critical Moment for Joliet Arsenal, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H8137 [1AU]
Fee Speech, Ken Auletta, New Yorker (publication), H13128-H13131 [16NO]
Media Morality—Journalists Who Play Loose With Rules Compromise Credibility, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, H13134 [16NO]
Rape Victim Sues BHA—Says Attacker Should Have Been Evicted, Joseph Mallia, Boston (MA) Herald, H10656 [24OC]
Take the Money and Talk, Alicia C. Shepard, American Journalism Review (publication), H13131-H13134 [16NO]
Washington Wire, Ronald G. Shafer, Wall Street Journal, H4483 [2MY]
Where the Sun Doesn't Shine—Financial Disclosures for Journalists Doesn't Fly, Jamie Stiehm, Columbia Journalism Review (publication), H13134 [16NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708), H5571 [24MY]
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (see H.R. 714), H802 [26JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H13804 [29NO]
———permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 800), H2064 [22FE]
———transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H2393 [28FE]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H840 [27JA]
Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312), H2716 [6MR]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]
———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]
Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387), H468 [20JA]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4619 [9MY]
———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H12190 [13NO]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H3327 [16MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H12084, H12085 [9NO]
Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H2177 [23FE]
———balance (see H.R. 822), H1850 [15FE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161 [9JA], H692 [25JA]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17), H537 [23JA]
Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (see H.R. 729), H1372 [7FE]
CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521), H538 [23JA]
———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H12127 [10NO]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H11830 [7NO]
Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2704), H14239 [7DE]
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), H2064 [22FE]
Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H5367 [18MY]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): include the identity, sponsor, and revenue cost of single-taxpayer relief provisions in reported bills (see H. Res. 56), H1850 [15FE]
Committees of the House: reporting of legislation relative to streamlining Government rules and regulations (see H. Res. 97), H3327 [16MR]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H9452 [21SE]
Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H6699 [30JN]
———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468), H9897 [11OC]
Courts: denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of certain drug offenses (see H.R. 141), H1157 [2FE]
———enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 1029), H2487 [1MR]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H6270 [22JN]
———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5571 [24MY]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H5690 [7JN]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H3733 [23MR]
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]
———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H2584 [2MR]
———extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2353), H9452 [21SE]
———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H4619 [9MY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6913 [12JY]
District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 1028), H2176 [23FE]
Ecology and environment: privatize environmental testing analysis (see H.R. 2154), H10307 [18OC]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]
Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530, 1501), H3975 [29MR], H4431 [7AP]
Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (see H.R. 1880), H6082 [16JN]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1617), H5367 [18MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739, 1005), H468 [20JA], H2717 [6MR], H5367 [18MY]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H5905 [13JN]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H8683 [7SE]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H13274 [17NO]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216), H839 [27JA]
Federal employees: allow contributions to medical savings accounts under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341), H8994 [14SE]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 1487), H4620 [9MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]
Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 2363), H9245 [19SE]
———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H4031 [30MR]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94), H3732 [23MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H4336 [5AP]
Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H2176 [23FE]
Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses and State and local government (see H.R. 58), H593 [24JA]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H179 [9JA]
———reform (see H.R. 994), H6159 [20JN]
———require approval by law all agency rules and regulations (see H.R. 47), H1850 [15FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2651 [3MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 996), H2892 [8MR]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1850 [15FE]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (see H.R. 2406), H9591 [27SE]
———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]
———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H3073 [13MR]
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1542), H5191 [17MY]
Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033), H5609 [25MY]
Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H4618 [9MY]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H6270 [22JN]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (see H.R. 728), H1372 [7FE]
Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130), H6159 [20JN]
Medicare: screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H3572 [22MR]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 76), H162 [9JA], H2892 [8MR]
Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1752 [14FE]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H9245 [19SE]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 217), H1908 [16FE]
National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H3049 [10MR]
National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]
———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60), H5905 [13JN]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H10848 [25OC]
NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H8537 [4AU]
Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 294), H14238 [7DE]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H8536 [4AU]
Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H15574 [21DE]
———limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H3975 [29MR]
———restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H11767 [2NO]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H8537 [4AU]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H2487 [1MR]
PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1960), H10485 [19OC]
Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]
Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H1850 [15FE]
———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H890 [30JA]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489), H400 [19JA]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 2443), H13731 [28NO]
Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H4032 [30MR]
Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61), H2306 [27FE]
Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70), H5367 [18MY]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2435), H9737 [29SE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H5905 [13JN]
———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]
SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1908 [16FE]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H2176 [23FE]
Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 1799), H5752 [8JN]
———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13), H537 [23JA]
———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1575), H10077 [13OC]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H11441 [30OC]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H593 [24JA]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H4336 [5AP]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1208 [3FE]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H1157 [2FE]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H5609 [25MY]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H970 [31JA]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H3073 [13MR]
———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H3808 [24MR]
———nonrecognition of gain on conversion of long-term property through exercise of eminent domain (see H.R. 928), H2224 [24FE]
———one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer (see H.R. 441), H2651 [3MR]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H2584 [2MR]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H1051 [1FE]
———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H8597 [6SE]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H11442 [30OC]
———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H6698 [30JN]
———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H1908 [16FE]
———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 56), cosponsorship withdrawn, H2864 [8MR]
———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H3572 [22MR]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]
———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 844), H5753 [8JN]
———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2461), H9897 [11OC]
Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5753 [8JN]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]
Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens on creditors (see H.R. 1184), H2988 [9MR]
———clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2399), H9591 [27SE]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1380), H4104 [3AP]
Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2632, 2813), H12506 [15NO], H15237 [20DE]
———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 2510), H10484 [19OC]
———housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 2289), H9364 [20SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H970 [31JA]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with veterans disability compensation (see H.R. 65), H970 [31JA]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Water: conservation and development of resources and Army Corps of Engineers river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 929), H5623 [6JN]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H7919 [28JY]
Letters
Budget reconciliation: William P. Lincoln, H13153 [17NO]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H13665 [28NO]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1162 [3FE], H1220 [6FE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H13370 [20NO]
Budget: balance, H5085 [17MY], H13352 [20NO]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H150 [9JA]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H183 [11JA], H235 [13JA], H486 [23JA], H602, H681, H682, H684 [25JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10842 [25OC], E2068
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13039 [16NO], H13306 [18NO], H13352 [20NO], H13666 [28NO], H13781 [29NO], H13810 [30NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H13153 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), consideration (H. Res. 149), H5115 [17MY]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), H624 [25JA]
Congress: reform gift rules, H13117 [16NO]
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1481, H1506, H1507 [9FE]
D'Amico, Anthony: UNICO National Citizen of the Year award recipient, E967
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5385 [23MY]
Education: funding, H13781 [29NO]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H3625 [23MR]
Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (H.R. 1708), E1116
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4744 [10MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H553 [24JA]
Government: prohibit representation of foreign entities by the Sec. of Commerce or members of the ITC after leaving office, H13126 [16NO]
———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13117, H13126, H13128, H13136, H13138 [16NO], H13682, H13685 [28NO]
———require registered lobbyists to disclose any honoraria they pay to members of the media, H13128, H13136, H13138 [16NO], H13685 [28NO]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2181 [24FE]
House Rules: reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13682 [28NO]
———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H77 [4JA]
———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 276), H13306 [18NO]
Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10656 [24OC]
Joliet, IL: anniversary of VFW Cantigny Post 367, E706
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1621 [13FE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws, H77 [4JA]
Michel, Robert H.: naming of certain rooms in the Capitol in honor (H. Res. 65), H4008 [30MR]
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (H.R. 714), H782 [26JA], H7996 [31JY], H8137 [1AU], H8296 [2AU]
Polish National Alliance: anniversary of local group 1837, E1731
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3339 [21MR], H3625, H3705 [23MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H2231 [27FE], H3817 [28MR], H4483 [2MY]
Social Security: increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), H10870 [26OC], E2068
Streator, IL: groundbreaking for the Memorial Monument, E1421
Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), consideration (H. Res. 88), H1919 [21FE]
———rates, H10647 [24OC]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H3982 [30MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3422 [22MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H591 [24JA], H3730 [23MR], H8062 [31JY], H8172 [1AU]
Schedules
Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and Forestry: Illinois Land Conservation Act and conveyance of public lands to Rolla, MO, D854 [13JY]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): legislative priorities relative to strengthening the American family, D54 [18JA]
Tributes
Kruse, Alan, E1405
Lyons, Michael, E1406
Madigan, Edward R., E137
O'Connor, Susan A., E1927
Rabin, Yitzhak, E2144
Reagan, Ronald, H1356
Zerbolio, Robert P., E2401