GUTKNECHT, GIL (a Representative from Minnesota)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6832 [11JY], H7107 [18JY]
Articles and editorials
Man of the Decade? Man of the Century! Jeffrey Bell, Wall Street Journal, H1354 [7FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1032), H2176 [23FE]
Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H4873 [11MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]
Agriculture: permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 800), H2306 [27FE]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1281 [6FE]
Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of service (see H.R. 832), H2811 [7MR]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10726 [24OC]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H7257 [19JY]
———prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585), H1281 [6FE]
———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H11767 [2NO]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6698 [30JN]
Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H1208 [3FE]
———balance (see H.R. 822), H2487 [1MR]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H161 [9JA]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H8725 [8SE]
Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 21), H6397 [27JN]
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]
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: funding for death penalty resource centers (see H.R. 1984), H7550 [24JY]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4916 [12MY]
———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (see H.R. 2137), H8806 [12SE]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H1752 [14FE]
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), H6046 [15JN]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H6698 [30JN]
———authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (see H.R. 655), H4031 [30MR]
Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 2198), H8533 [4AU]
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]
District of Columbia: use of tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center (see H.R. 2108), H7699 [25JY]
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: establish (see H.R. 1345), H3974 [29MR]
Education: low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 1640), H6699 [30JN]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H167 [9JA]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H6083 [16JN]
Executive departments: prevent encroachment into legislative powers or unconstitutional actions (see H.R. 807), H1157 [2FE]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H14765 [13DE]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal employees: allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2667, 2769), H13346 [19NO], H14764 [13DE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device provisions (see H.R. 2290), H9592 [27SE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H6656 [29JN]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]
FRS: stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of operations (see H.R. 949), H1849 [15FE]
Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H2176 [23FE]
———review all departments and agencies and their programs (see H.R. 1763), H5690 [7JN]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H970 [31JA]
———reform (see H.R. 994), H7012 [13JY]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4873 [11MY]
Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753), H2584 [2MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1234), H3156 [14MR]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1554 [9FE]
House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 847), H1371 [7FE]
House Rules: statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 138), H4958 [15MY]
Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 560, 1915, 2202), H1611 [10FE], H7461 [21JY], H8533 [4AU]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575), H2651 [3MR]
———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 5), H162 [9JA]
———limit period of service for annuity computation (see H.R. 804), H1156 [2FE]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1968 [21FE]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H5071 [16MY]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H3572 [22MR]
National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736), H1752 [14FE]
———repeal (see H.R. 370), H1208 [3FE]
———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 326), H1157 [2FE]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H2487 [1MR]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H7179 [18JY]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H5609 [25MY]
Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]
POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460), H6830 [11JY]
Public buildings: permit State and local governments to lease or sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal grants (see H.R. 1907), H12506 [15NO]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 759), H2717 [6MR]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]
Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70), H5367 [18MY]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H3417 [21MR]
———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H1752 [14FE]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2892 [8MR]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4619 [9MY]
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1080), H2392 [28FE]
Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H14238 [7DE]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H3880 [28MR]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]
———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal residences (see H.R. 593), H2811 [7MR]
———treatment of charitable contributions to private organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 1768, 2225), H6083 [16JN], H8534 [4AU]
———treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 2232), H8535 [4AU]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H5071 [16MY]
Vietnam: encourage liberty (see H.R. 909), H6159 [20JN]
Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220), H5691 [7JN]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H15089 [19DE]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Randolph, Niles, H9727 [29SE]
Lists
Rochester Lourdes High School girls basketball team, H4016 [30MR]
Rochester Mayo High School girls basketball team, H4016 [30MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H897 [31JA], H13037 [16NO]
Poems
``Bridge Builder,'' Will A. Dromgoole, H3578, H3707 [23MR]
``The Bridge Builders,'' Will A. Dromgoole, H8181 [2AU]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7192 [19JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7372 [20JY]
Appropriations: funding for research of childhood diseases, H485 [23JA]
———line-item veto, H898 [31JA]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12195 [14NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H13146 [17NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H11928 [8NO], H14154, H14155 [6DE]
Budget: balance, H4675 [10MY], H4967 [16MY], H5176 [17MY], H12354 [15NO], H14149, H14150, H14151, H14152, H14153, H14154 [6DE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H184 [11JA], H3578 [23MR]
———deficit, H5176, H5179 [17MY]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), veto, H5699 [8JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15580 [22DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10704, H10705, H10706, H10707, H10708, H10709, H10710, H10711 [24OC], H11579, H11580, H11581 [31OC], H11670, H11675, H11677 [1NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13039 [16NO], H13645, H13646, H13647, H13648 [20NO], H13736 [29NO], H14149, H14150, H14151, H14152, H14153, H14154 [6DE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6683 [30JN], H6824 [11JY]
Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H5977 [14JN]
Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8861 [13SE]
Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 655), H4471 [2MY]
Dept. of HUD: reduce management and administration salaries and expenses, H7880 [27JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7107, H7108 [18JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7192 [19JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8393 [3AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7880 [27JY]
District of Columbia: policy to improve education system, H6824 [11JY]
———privatization and voucher plan for local schools, H6683 [30JN]
———use of tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center (H.R. 2108), H8509 [4AU]
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: establish (H.R. 1345), H4024 [30MR]
Education: national policy to improve system, H6825 [11JY]
———student loan programs, H11580 [31OC]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H9869 [11OC]
Federal employees: pension contributions, H4017, H4018, H4019, H4021, H4022 [30MR]
Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel, H14179 [7DE]
Government: downsizing, H5466 [23MY]
———shutdown relative to budget process, H12206 [14NO]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2093, H2127 [23FE], H2180, H2197 [24FE]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), insert language of H.R. 450 in lieu, H5100 [17MY]
———reform regulatory process, H6826 [11JY]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2257 [27FE]
House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H77, H80 [4JA]
Journal: question of approval, H15577 [22DE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws, H77, H80 [4JA]
Legislative branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H6824 [11JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6095, H6153, H6154, H6155, H6156, H6157 [20JN]
Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8393 [3AU], H9720 [29SE], H11578, H11579 [31OC]
Medicaid: reform, H9727, H9728, H9729, H9730, H9731, H9732, H9733, H9734 [29SE]
Medicare: reform, H4675 [10MY], H5175, H5177, H5178 [17MY], H6744 [11JY], H8141 [1AU], H9510 [27SE], H9594 [28SE], H9676, H9727, H9728, H9729, H9730, H9731, H9732, H9733, H9734 [29SE]
———reform (H.R. 2425), H9867, H9868, H9869, H9870, H9871, H9872, H9873, H9874 [11OC]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3972 [29MR]
Minimum wage: level, H550 [24JA]
Mississippi River Heritage Corridor Commission: funding, H7107, H7108 [18JY]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3126, H3139 [14MR], H3707 [23MR]
———reform, H3126 [14MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3707 [23MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H1763 [15FE], H3092 [14MR], H6824, H6825, H6826, H6827 [11JY], H8897, H8898, H8899, H8900, H8901 [13SE], H11670, H11675, H11677 [1NO], H12195 [14NO]
Rochester, MN: tribute to Rochester Lourdes High School girls basketball team, H4016 [30MR]
———tribute to Rochester Mayo High School girls basketball team, H4016 [30MR]
Safety: application of endangerment test to both private property and health issues, H2127 [23FE]
Taxation: capital gains rates, H5175 [17MY]
Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), H14332 [12DE]
Vietnamese Conflict: reunion of 173d U.S. Airborne Brigade, E1296
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3154 [14MR], H3730 [23MR], H3973 [29MR], H6695 [30JN], H8172 [1AU], H11585 [31OC], H13272 [17NO]
Tributes
Randolph, Niles, H9727 [29SE]
Reagan, Ronald, H1353 [7FE]