SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)

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Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence, E1836 [30SE]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1139 [31JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6184 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286, H6287 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6511 [18JN], H6557, H6625 [19JN], H6637, H6671 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7533 [12JY], H7698 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7157 [9JY], H7263 [10JY], H7335, H7338 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6511 [18JN], H6534 [19JN], H6838 [25JN], H6858 [26JN]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1716 [5MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4528 [7MY], H4647 [8MY], H4693 [9MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5381 [21MY], H5403 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H3230 [29MR]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 3512), H5500 [22MY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H5501 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]

———revise reporting requirements of cost restructuring on defense contracts (see H.R. 3444), H4902 [10MY]

Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 152), H2316 [14MR]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses (see H.R. 3607, 4033), H6117 [10JN], H10107 [5SE]

Health: prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4270), H11527 [27SE]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H8374 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see H.R. 3794), H8095 [22JY]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H1636 [29FE]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5570 [23MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H4646 [8MY]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H5754 [30MY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6415 [13JN]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H9566 [31JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H3387 [15AP]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11528 [27SE]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H12194 [30SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5288 [16MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H6184 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H7780 [17JY]

———prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H4397 [1MY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10721 [19SE]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H4503 [7MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5053 [14MY]

Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H3387 [15AP]

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

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H12194 [30SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H6532 [19JN]

———regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H5288 [16MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2264, 3311), H973 [30JA], H9925 [2AU]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H5052 [14MY]

Foreign trade: prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H2950 [27MR]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), H10108 [5SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4503 [7MY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H8030 [18JY]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H2665 [21MR]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H5817 [4JN]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5380 [21MY]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H7260 [10JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3171 [28MR]

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), H11528 [27SE]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H2224 [13MR]

———permit direct payment of registered nurses for assistance services at surgery (see H.R. 188), H3488 [16AP]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H2123 [12MR]

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

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H331 [5JA]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (see H.R. 3706), H7533 [12JY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10040 [4SE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H8030 [18JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3198), H5380 [21MY]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H2467 [19MR]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H5753 [30MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H5753 [30MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H6286 [12JN]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial or multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 3920), H10041 [4SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H7260 [10JY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

———improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3106), H9925 [2AU]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H5754 [30MY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H9925 [2AU]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 4274), H12172 [28SE]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7658 [16JY]

Taxation: increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5380 [21MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1148), H2466 [19MR]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119), H3231 [29MR]

———treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest (see H.R. 2877), H10174 [10SE]

———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H10108 [5SE]

Television: regulation of network signals on satellite carriers (see H.R. 3192), H8375 [24JY]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H7115 [8JY], H7475 [11JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4303 [30AP]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H5647 [29MY]

Wildlife refuges: require the acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife refuges be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see H.R. 2909), H2316 [14MR]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H4397 [1MY]

———research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H8375 [24JY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Ferland, Meika, E1405 [30JY]

Letters

LIHEAP funding: several Representatives, E104 [25JA]

Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence: by, E1835 [30SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2912 [27MR]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1620 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3159 [28MR]

Appropriations: making continuing, H95 [4JA], H197 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), H891 [25JA]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (S. 256), E294 [6MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H197 [5JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5210 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5194 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H197 [5JA]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, H2212 [13MR]

CIA: National Reconnaissance Office funding, H5428 [22MY]

Court of Veterans Appeals: funding, H6838, H6839 [25JN]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), E1606 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5146-H5149 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4830 [10MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6347, H6348 [13JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, H8108 [23JY]

———prohibit use of funds to subsidize mergers or facilitate downsizing of contractors, H6347, H6348 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6622, H6625 [19JN], H6640, H6650, H6651, H6671, H6672 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7698, H7700 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7335, H7338, H7339 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6838, H6839 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10188 [11SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H4830 [10MY], H9381 [31JY]

Elections: voter participation, H2209 [13MR]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5507, H5527 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: limit funding to certain plans that restrict medical care, H7698, H7700 [17JY]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10182 [11SE]

Gingrich, Representative: fundraising dinners, H309 [5JA]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9844 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H95 [4JA], H197 [5JA]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses (H.R. 3607), E1532 [5SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3095 [28MR]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (H.R. 3222), E562 [17AP]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and patients, H7338, H7339 [11JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 4296), E1796 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10188 [11SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3024 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3835, H3836 [25AP]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4668 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4577, H4598, H4599, H4605 [8MY], H4668, H4693 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4567 [8MY]

———local housing authorities administration of rental assistance program, H4693 [9MY]

———low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6622 [19JN], H6637, H6640, H6650, H6651 [20JN]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4598, H4599, H4605 [8MY]

Income: standard of living fluctuation, H2209-H2212 [13MR]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence, H3095 [28MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5403, H5405, H5406, H5409, H5428 [22MY]

LIHEAP: funding, H778 [24JA], H891 [25JA], E104 [25JA]

Local government: payments in lieu of taxes program funding, H6671, H6672 [20JN]

Medicare: reform, H2213 [13MR]

Minimum wage: level, H2209-H2212 [13MR], H3024 [28MR], H3835, H3836 [25AP], H4567 [8MY], H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5440 [22MY], H5507, H5527 [23MY], H9844 [2AU]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), H7610 [16JY]

Naval petroleum reserves: status, H6650 [20JN]

NIH: require private industry to enter into price agreements relative to the sale of drugs developed in cooperative research programs, H7335 [11JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, H1620 [29FE]

———repeal consent of Congress, H3159 [28MR]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (H.R. 4270), E1788 [28SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3024 [28MR]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (H. Con. Res. 199), E1834 [30SE]

Taxation: rates, H5146-H5149 [15MY]

Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 129), H2340 [19MR]

Votes: position on missed, H1200 [1FE]

Woodstock, VT: Marsh-Billing National Historic Park funding, H6625 [19JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2549 [20MR], H2663 [21MR]

Statements

Censorship in the Media, Literature, and the Arts: Matthew Dole, E938 [29MY]

Changing the Education System: Ajah Leas, Eli Stokes, Ktja Page, Ken Bramlett, and B.J. King, E993 [4JN], E1011 [6JN]

———Teresa Snow and Tyler Ryan, E971 [30MY]

Child Abuse: Alison Carpenter, E972 [30MY]

Costs of Post-Secondary Education: Bethany Carpenter, E943 [29MY]

Drug Education: Danielle Susharm, Heather Skidmore, Jessica Williams, and Ethan Thibault, E963 [30MY]

Education Reform and Student Empowerment: several Champlain Valley Union, VT, High School students, E990 [4JN]

Environmental Education: Kara von Behren, Sara Reeve, Anna Laszewski, and Alison Gingras, E940 [29MY], E973 [30MY]

Financing of Public School Education: Acacia Fanto, E939 [29MY]

Gangs and Street Violence: Andrea Jaquith, E987 [4JN]

Gun Control: Kelley Williams, Ryan Driscoll, and Patrick Webster, E945 [29MY]

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S.: Harmony Hariman and Tedra Guyette, E984 [4JN]

Influence of Lobbyists: A.J. Ferriter, E941 [29MY]

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education: Jackie Frazier, Kate Greanon, Kay Gerson, Drew McNaughton, Kate McQuillen, Jennifer Arner, Lucas D'Amico, and Charley Hart, E979 [4JN]

Political Campaign Contributions and Financing: David Smith, E968 [30MY]

Post-High School Job Training and Scholarship Opportunities: Sarah Snider and Stephanie Petrolito, E944 [29MY]

Recycled Housing: Kevin Gannon, E856 [22MY]

Student Financial Aid Reform: Jennifer Carlson, John Driscoll, Ben Leclair, Jennifer Desjardin, Heather Wiles, E964 [30MY]

Summer Youth Employment Program: Amy DeCarmine, Amber Johnson, Beth Carmine, and Nathina Roy, E982 [4JN]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Kyle Anderson, E937 [29MY]