GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H6831 [11JY]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3084 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6083 [16JN], H6133 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7700 [25JY], H7730 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8176 [1AU]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6189 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): prevent any action to dissolve, diminish the scope or limit the activities of the committee during investigations (see H.R. 251), H170 [9JA]

Firearms: prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 250), H170 [9JA]

Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H. Con. Res. 15), H468 [20JA]

———ensure public awareness of Members' parking facilities throughout the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (see H.R. 706), H802 [26JA]

———reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase (see H.R. 876), H1555 [9FE]

Public welfare programs: assist low income families and seniors relative to severe heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109), H7699 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]

———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H8537 [4AU]

Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 2085), H7378 [20JY]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H7461 [21JY]

———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]

AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761), H14927 [14DE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]

Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H890 [30JA]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8994 [14SE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3048 [10MR]

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]

Arms sales: prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to relationship and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1189), H4512 [2MY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8536 [4AU]

Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2704), H14239 [7DE]

Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]

Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H6913 [12JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H5072 [16MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H8537 [4AU]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H4795 [10MY]

———revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H7550 [24JY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H9591 [27SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H4958 [15MY]

———U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a transitional government (see H.R. 611), H467 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638), H4916 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493), H1157 [2FE]

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]

———organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service (see H.R. 1429), H4413 [6AP]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1264), H5571 [24MY]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H14964 [15DE]

Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (see H.R. 1880), H6082 [16JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H6270 [22JN]

Employment: improve employment and training assistance for dislocated workers (see H.R. 1422), H4546 [3MY]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7011 [13JY]

ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 1355), H12190 [13NO]

Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Financial institutions: provide consumer protections (see H. Res. 110), H2989 [9MR]

———small business loan disclosures (see H.R. 398), H4795 [10MY]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444), H8994 [14SE]

———gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4618 [9MY]

———manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages resulting from certain weapons (see H.R. 174), H1208 [3FE]

———prohibit transfer of two or more handguns to an individual within any 30-day period (see H.R. 964), H1849 [15FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H14238 [7DE]

FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]

———promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 888), H5471 [23MY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4873 [11MY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1372 [7FE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H4512 [2MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]

———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649), H7801 [26JY]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 2691), H15633 [22DE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1970), H7801 [26JY]

House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40), H890 [30JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]

Immigration: funding for improvements in the naturalization process (see H.R. 2120), H7801 [26JY]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H9897 [11OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H15639 [27DE]

Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033), H4441 [1MY]

Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 818), H1207 [3FE]

———require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers (see H.R. 2420), H12128 [10NO]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4619 [9MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4619 [9MY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14964 [15DE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H10485 [19OC]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H5623 [6JN]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H4431 [7AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H13142 [16NO]

Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772), H1050 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 619, 940), H1751 [14FE], H1850 [15FE]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H1461 [8FE]

Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 867), H3276 [15MR]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H4512 [2MY]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 608), H970 [31JA]

NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H8994 [14SE]

Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 294), H14238 [7DE]

Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (see H.R. 1747), H8537 [4AU]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H1371 [7FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 315, 1250), H3276 [15MR], H4546 [3MY]

Puerto Rico: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques (see H.R. 2159), H8308 [2AU]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H14963 [15DE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H4916 [12MY]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H4512 [2MY]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H9671 [28SE]

———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H3416 [21MR]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1907 [16FE]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H4619 [9MY]

———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H6735 [10JY]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1389), H4874 [11MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance contracts (see H.R. 99), H1371 [7FE]

———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H2224 [24FE]

———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H6735 [10JY]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H11441 [30OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4512 [2MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H4619 [9MY]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H3878 [28MR]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482), H4430 [7AP]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4430 [7AP]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H6082 [16JN]

Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H6482 [28JN]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]

Lists

Supporters of term limits of 6 to 12 years in the House of Representatives, H3852, H3853 [28MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1291 [7FE], H3575 [23MR], H10309 [19OC]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1075, H1120, H1121, H1122, H1123 [2FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12202 [14NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 270), H12412 [15NO]

BATF: investigation of incident with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H7562 [25JY]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H5088 [17MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10754, H10798 [25OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13734 [29NO], H13812 [30NO], H14025 [6DE]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1422 [8FE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H548 [24JA]

Courts: reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2731 [7MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1699 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6133, H6135, H6136 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H1972 [22FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7110 [18JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7730, H7731 [26JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H2992 [10MR]

Employment: child labor, minimum wage, and occupational safety standards, H522, H523 [23JA]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8751 [12SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H522, H523 [23JA]

Firearms: prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (H.R. 250), E104 [17JA]

Gingrich, Representative: appoint independent counsel relative to GOPAC and book contract, H5487 [24MY]

———status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel, H14177 [7DE]

———treatment on Air Force One relative to budget negotiations, H13037 [16NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12202 [14NO], H12354 [15NO], H15099 [19DE], H15490 [21DE]

House of Representatives: prohibit unsolicited mass mailings within 90 days of an election, H6190, H6191 [21JN]

———reform, H901 [31JA]

Immigration: funding for improvements in the naturalization process, H7730, H7731 [26JY]

INS: processing of applications for citizenship, H9899 [12OC]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1718 [14FE]

———transfer block grant funds to community policing programs, H1718 [14FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6190, H6191 [21JN]

Medicare: reform, H4964 [16MY], H5237 [18MY], H9367 [21SE], H10210 [18OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10309 [19OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, H2898 [9MR], H3702 [23MR], H5387 [23MY]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3852 [28MR], H3885, H3890, H3898, H3931 [29MR]

———limit terms, H3157 [15MR], H3280 [16MR], H3575 [23MR]

Minimum wage: level, H1163 [3FE], H1292 [7FE], H1376 [8FE], H1468, H1536 [9FE], H1765 [15FE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2071 [23FE], H2317 [28FE], H2397 [1MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 119), H3445 [22MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H978 [1FE], H2071 [23FE], H4337 [6AP]

Taxation: rates, H14025 [6DE]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4113 [4AP], H4184 [5AP]

Veterans: budget cuts in veterans' benefits, H2724 [7MR]

Votes: position on missed, E533 [7MR], E1671 [5AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1369 [7FE], H1459 [8FE], H1549 [9FE], H1750 [14FE], H2810 [7MR], H2890 [8MR], H3154 [14MR], H3275 [15MR], H3414 [21MR], H3557 [22MR], H3730 [23MR]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): constitutional amendment to limit terms, D324 [9MR]

Tributes

Silen, Juan A., E1420 [12JY]