PORTMAN, ROB (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS, H5485 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Mariemont, OH: conveyance of a parcel of land under Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction (see H.R. 3072), H2123 [12MR]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

Taxation: modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 4099), H10524 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4800 [9MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6509 [18JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H12263 [2OC]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4503 [7MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H6415 [13JN]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H5501 [22MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6415 [13JN]

Medicare: hospice care reform (see H.R. 3714), H6764 [25JN]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610), H1508 [28FE]

———prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 439), H5570 [23MY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6415 [13JN]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H11048 [24SE]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H5288 [16MY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H5052 [14MY]

Taxation: excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10237 [12SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1472 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1472 [28FE]

Brown, Dale P.: American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award recipient, E662 [30AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3594 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7813 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5110 [15MY], H5225 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6997 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11327 [26SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3594 [18AP]

Dept. of Energy: environmental restoration and waste management funding, E1376 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8291 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), E1285 [12JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H10651, H10653, H10654, H10656 [19SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8476 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5512, H5514 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), E1376 [25JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10470 [17SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5470 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9848 [2AU]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3088 [28MR]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), H3411 [16AP]

Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, OH: anniversary, E789 [14MY]

Mariemont, OH: conveyance of certain lands, H11327 [26SE]

Medicare: reform, E1285 [12JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5512, H5514 [23MY]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (H.R. 4073), H10330 [12SE], H11412, H11413, H11414 [27SE]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts, H9848 [2AU]

Point of order, H5511 [23MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7813 [18JY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1173 [1FE]

Votes: position on missed, H7 [3JA], H7051 [27JN], H9391 [31JY], H9983 [4SE], H10198 [11SE], E315 [7MR], E792 [14MY], E859 [22MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10228 [11SE]

Tributes

Groh, Robert, E172 [5FE]

Stout, Bob, E1176 [26JN]