GUNDERSON, STEVE (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments offered by, to
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3084 [13MR]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H7917 [27JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11442 [30OC], H11705 [2NO]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6883 [12JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs, H10693 [24OC]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H889 [30JA]
Medicare: coverage for emergency and related services by rural emergency access care facilities (see H.R. 859), H1460 [8FE]
Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake (see H.R. 50), H164 [9JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2195), H8598 [6SE]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H840 [27JA]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H10146 [17OC]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27), H159, H163 [9JA]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H8536 [4AU]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]
———lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H6830 [11JY]
———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118), H14765 [13DE]
———U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4619 [9MY]
———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H7461 [21JY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H6082 [16JN]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H593 [24JA]
Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]
Dept. of Defense: reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 1973), H6697 [30JN]
Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H4795 [10MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H6083 [16JN]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H11686 [1NO]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H9897 [11OC]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]
Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H295 [17JA]
Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H10848 [25OC]
———consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 511, 1617), H242 [13JA], H4873 [11MY]
———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H14173 [6DE]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H13658 [20NO]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H6270 [22JN]
Families and domestic relations: strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H4512 [2MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]
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), H4795 [10MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H2486 [1MR]
Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H2892 [8MR]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1839), H5983 [14JN]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H3572 [22MR]
Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H9591 [27SE]
House of Representatives: require use of official allowance to purchase copies of the U.S. Code (see H. Res. 58), H1208 [3FE]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77), H179 [9JA]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604), H5692 [7JN]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H12506 [15NO]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H6083 [16JN]
Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H7550 [24JY]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1611 [10FE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 76), H162 [9JA], H3733 [23MR]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]
National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H14239 [7DE]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H2393 [28FE]
National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H5982 [14JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2570), H11686 [1NO]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H7179 [18JY]
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), H4915 [12MY]
Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H839 [27JA]
———reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H8174 [1AU]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52, 697), H164 [9JA], H1281 [6FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2684), H13803 [29NO]
———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2177 [23FE]
States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see H.R. 607), H1968 [21FE]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H243 [13JA]
Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H2811 [7MR]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10726 [24OC]
———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), H6200 [21JN]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H14765 [13DE]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H164 [9JA]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H890 [30JA]
———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]
———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 89), H2306 [27FE]
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), H1688 [13FE]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H15136 [19DE]
Water pollution: capitalization grants to States (see H.R. 1102), H2486 [1MR]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7314, H7324, H7339 [20JY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8101 [1AU]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E189
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3285 [16MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11351
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13195
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (H.R. 1872), H9059 [18SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Federal meat inspection funding, H7314 [20JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, E2417
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 307), H14945 [15DE]
———treatment of HIV-infected personnel, H14945 [15DE], E2417
Dept. of Education: require specific criteria regarding gender equity at colleges and universities, H8347 [3AU]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5540, H5542 [24MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7105, H7108
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration (H. Res. 187), H6925 [13JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8326, H8347 [3AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2127), consideration (H. Res. 208), H8188, H8189 [2AU]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11705, H11730, H11731 [2NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration (H. Res. 252), H11624, H11625 [1NO]
———school system reform, H11705, H11730, H11731 [2NO]
Education: vocational rehabilitation services, H9206 [19SE]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9157, H9179, H9180, H9206 [19SE], E1013
———State authority to transfer funds relative to youth and adult block grants, H9179, H9180 [19SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), E1473
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6436
Foreign aid: repatriation of Indochinese in Southeast Asian camps, H5540, H5542 [24MY]
Foreign policy: bipartisan consensus, E147
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2116 [23FE]
Health: exempt water purity and food safety regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2116 [23FE]
Housing: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H3285 [16MR]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9523, H9538, H9539, H9542, H9543, H9552, H9554 [27SE], E220 [30JA], E1483
———require equal representation between employees and management during negotiations, H9552 [27SE]
Medicare: reform, E2211
———reform (H.R. 2425), E2053
Mississippi River: funding for study of capacity needs in vicinity of Moline, IL, and Bettendorf, IA, E1473
Mississippi River Heritage Corridor Commission: funding, H7108
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H6925 [13JY]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3378 [21MR], H3767 [24MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H1159 [3FE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: National Biological Survey funding, H7105 [18JY]
WIC: participation levels, H7339 [20JY]
Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake (H.R. 50), E33
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6394 [27JN], H6560 [28JN], H15086 [18DE]
Schedules
Committee on Appropriations (House): Subcommittee on the District of Columbia: District of Columbia Task Force proposals, D939 [27JY]
Committee on Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Health and Environment: Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, D485 [5AP]
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): departmental reorganization, D695 [7JN]
———Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations: removing impediments to employee participation/electromation, D161 [8FE]
Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): consolidating and restructuring the Executive Branch, D629 [18MY]
Committee on Rules (House): emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Health: saving medicare and budget reconciliations, D895 [20JY]
Summaries
District of Columbia School System Reform Legislative History, H11720-H11725 [2NO]
Tables
Health plan contribution levels by county under H.R. 2425, medicare reform, E2054
Tributes
Madigan, Edward R., H195 [11JA]
Waskiewicz, Robert, E1942