MONTGOMERY, G.V. (SONNY) (a Representative from Mississippi)

Addresses

George Washington's Birthday Anniversary: Representative Moran, H1250 [23FE]

———Representative Upton, H1250 [23FE]

Shall We Wait and See? Daniel M. Tellep, E355-E357 [14MR]

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H306 [5JA]

Articles and editorials

Executive Action—Army Reserve Unit Guides Reconstruction of Postwar Bosnia, Thomas E. Ricks, Wall Street Journal, H6094-H6096 [10JN]

Spending Time With the Kids—Alex Weddington Shares Time With Children From Masonic Home for Boys and Girls, Ida Brown, Meridian (MS) Star, E210 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]

———require that educational assistance programs offices be located within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3036), H1775 [6MR]

Veterans: eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H3170 [28MR]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3119), H2557 [20MR]

Veterans Health Administration: establishment of research corporations at VA medical centers (see H.R. 3285), H3730 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6531 [19JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2123 [12MR]

Army Reserves: designate wearing of army uniforms annually on April 23 (see H. Con. Res. 168), H4302 [30AP]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 3881), H8247 [23JY]

BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost of living index (see H. Con. Res. 130), H331 [5JA]

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

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4902 [10MY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

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

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H3387 [15AP]

Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H4397 [1MY]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3658 [22AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H9706 [1AU]

Education: establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 4161), H11048 [24SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H5299 [20MY]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H5647 [29MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 739), H3650 [18AP]

Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (see H. Res. 339), H330 [5JA]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7108 [27JN]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H8248 [23JY]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1226 [1FE]

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

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H8375 [24JY]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3488 [16AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5380 [21MY]

Homeless: reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 3378), H5380 [21MY]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

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

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7107 [27JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H4303 [30AP]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H3171 [28MR]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H2665 [21MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5501 [22MY]

National cemeteries: clarify eligibility of certain minors for burial (see H.R. 2850), H187 [4JA]

———penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7474 [11JY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2867 [26MR]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H5501 [22MY]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H2123 [12MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H4303 [30AP]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H8248 [23JY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7260 [10JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H4646 [8MY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9566 [31JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H2950 [27MR], H10385 [12SE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H6765 [25JN]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H3731 [23AP]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H5753 [30MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———improve administration of life insurance programs (see H.R. 2843), H187 [4JA]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4396 [1MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H5173 [15MY]

———make permanent alternative teacher certification programs (see H.R. 2868), H774 [23JA]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H2557 [20MR]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4397 [1MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission: extend time for submission of final report (see H.R. 3495), H5379 [21MY]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669; H.R. 3253), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP]

Letters

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: Senator Lott, S10241 [10SE]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act: Independent Budget (organization), H8771 [30JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H1233 [9FE], H1237 [13FE], H1249 [23FE], H1987 [8MR], H2715 [25MR], H3651 [19AP], H4131 [30AP], H4399 [2MY], H5755 [31MY], H5765 [4JN], H6417 [17JN], H6693 [24JN], H7111 [8JY], H9927 [4SE], H10175 [11SE], H10723 [20SE], H11598 [28SE], H12195 [1OC], H12265 [3OC]

Programs

Wreath-laying ceremony to celebrate George Washington's 264th birthday, H1249 [23FE]

Remarks by, on

Air Force Sergeants Association: anniversary, E671 [1MY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7555 [16JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: tribute to U.S. Reserve and National Guard forces, H6094 [10JN]

———U.S. military intervention, H4112 [29AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5226 [16MY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12123 [28SE]

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H5056 [15MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6460 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard, H3717 [23AP]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4930, H4942 [14MY], H5083 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9815 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H786 [24JA]

———C-130 transport aircraft funding, H6350 [13JN]

———Health Profession Scholarship Program minimum active duty requirements, H5083 [15MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5662 [30MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6337, H6350 [13JN]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11474 [27SE]

———technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 4282), H12131, H12132 [28SE]

Dept. of Labor: State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7235 [10JY]

———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7235 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: administration of personnel compensation and travel, H6813 [25JN]

———authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5770, H5772 [4JN]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (H.R. 3117), E403 [21MR]

———extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), H903 [25JA]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7550 [16JY]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6898, H6899 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7235 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6813 [25JN], H6898, H6899, H6918, H6919 [26JN]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6788 [25JN]

Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S.: anniversary, E1887 [1OC]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), H12286 [4OC]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10467, H10469 [17SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9860 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H154 [4JA]

House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, E1896 [1OC]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1896 [1OC]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4678 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4678 [9MY]

Mississippi State University: tribute to men's basketball team, H2715 [25MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3651 [19AP]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H6849 [26JN]

Taxation: treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' reemployment, H9860 [2AU]

Tellep, Daniel M.: National Security Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial Award recipient, E355 [14MR]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5083 [15MY]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7560, H7562 [16JY]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (H.R. 3183), E486 [28MR]

———improve programs and benefits (H.R. 3373), H5315 [21MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545 [16JY], H12121 [28SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8770, H8773 [30JY], H12120 [28SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3119), E395 [20MR]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5312 [21MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8766 [30JY]

Weddington, Alex: Meridian, MS, Junior Auxiliary Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E210 [27FE]

Remarks in House relative to

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate, H5771, H5773 [4JN]

———designate (S. 1669), H10198 [11SE], E1621 [17SE]

Leave of absence: granted, H10168 [10SE]

Shelby, MS: designate G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery multipurpose heavy tank training facility, H5094 [15MY]

Special order: granted, H911 [25JA], H4394 [1MY], H6114 [10JN]

Tribute, H5094, H5097 [15MY], H5664 [30MY], H5772 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (S. 1669), S10240-S10243 [10SE]

Texts of

S. 1669, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS, S10242 [10SE], H10198 [11SE]

Tributes

Beard, Fred M., E103 [25JA]

Bevill, Representative, H10581 [18SE], H10665 [19SE]

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5263 [16MY], H5292 [20MY]

Browder, Representative, H10581 [18SE], H10665 [19SE]

Clinger, Representative, E1875 [30SE]

Emerson, Bill, H6693 [24JN]

Fields, Representative Cleo, H11386 [26SE]

Gibbons, Representative, H4124 [30AP]

Hall, Thomas F., H10167 [10SE]

Hammerschmidt, John P., H5772 [4JN]

Helterbran, Bettie M., E209 [27FE]

Johnson, Charles W., III, H1240 [13FE]

Leon, Luis, H4131 [30AP]

Lincoln, Abraham, H1240 [13FE]

Morella, Representative, H1233 [9FE], H1240 [13FE]

Roth, Representative, E1883 [1OC]

Schroeder, Representative, E1894 [1OC]

Steed, Billy C., E18 [4JA]

Waite, Mike, E1872 [30SE]

Walker, Representative, E1877 [30SE]