MINGE, DAVID (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments offered by, to

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3489 [16AP], H3538 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Budget: use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of floor amendments supported by 20 percent of both the majority and minority membership (see H. Res. 548), H11527 [27SE]

———reform trust relationships (see H. Res. 477), H7533 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5818 [4JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4110 [25AP]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H5501 [22MY]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H4902 [10MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1986 [7MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5174 [15MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H6915 [26JN]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see H.R. 1989), H1325 [27FE]

———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H1663 [4MR]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H973 [30JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6532 [19JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H4646 [8MY]

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

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100, 2944, 3505), H1252 [23FE], H5500 [22MY], H7115 [8JY]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114), H7475 [11JY]

EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H2123 [12MR]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4503 [7MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4503 [7MY]

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

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H11230 [25SE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H12194 [30SE]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H2124 [12MR]

Fund for Rural America: develop and promote precision agriculture technologies (see H.R. 4305), H12174 [28SE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H11396 [26SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2713 [22MR]

———improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11528 [27SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2690, 3477), H4503 [7MY], H6415 [13JN]

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

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

———require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H6509 [18JN]

———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H2713 [22MR]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H4504 [7MY]

———treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 263), H1139 [31JA]

Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see H.R. 2441), H1226 [1FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8635 [29JY]

———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), H5174 [15MY]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H1636 [29FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

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

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 3632), H10762 [20SE]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H7260 [10JY]

Medicare: eligibility of certain hospitals that own skilled nursing facilities relative to geographic reclassification (see H.R. 4158), H11048 [24SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H5380 [21MY]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H8095 [22JY]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H1715 [5MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H11396 [26SE]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 432, 439), H5380 [21MY], H5570 [23MY]

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

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H7260 [10JY]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H1226 [1FE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H5501 [22MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H5501 [22MY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 4035), H10107 [5SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H10762 [20SE]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12251 [1OC]

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

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H2842 [25MR]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H5647 [29MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6532 [19JN]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2224 [13MR]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H5379 [21MY]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 4157), H11048 [24SE]

Tobacco products: require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853), H11527 [27SE]

Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air service to small communities (see H.R. 2881), H2224 [13MR]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H1508 [28FE]

Veterans: revise certain authorities on the management and contracting of provision of health care services (see H.R. 2798), H1139 [31JA]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H3488 [16AP]

Water: require additional research prior to promulgation of sulfate standards (see H.R. 2762), H1226 [1FE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1476 [28FE], H1544 [29FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1476 [28FE]

Blegen, Mary Beth: National Teacher of the Year recipient, H3705 [23AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5229 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6433 [18JN]

Community Development Block Grant Program: Economic Development Initiative grants funding, H6832 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5663, H5670 [30MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6362, H6365, H6366 [13JN]

———prohibit funding for acquisition programs with no documented military requirements, H6362 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: renewable energy programs funding, H8364 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6832 [25JN], H6936 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10959 [24SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8360, H8364 [24JY]

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

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H140 [4JA], H309 [5JA]

NASA: Russian animal research programs funding, H6936 [26JN]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, H8360 [24JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6758 [25JN]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9871, H9874 [2AU]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5608 [29MY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H934, H942 [30JA]

Transportation: prohibit financing of transportation programs from general revenue funds, H3546 [17AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3539, H3540, H3541, H3544, H3546 [17AP]

———use of innovative financing methods relative to maintenance of roads, E499 [29MR]

Votes: position on missed, E422 [22MR], E1520, E1523 [5SE]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving fund, H9874 [2AU]

———availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9871 [2AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Testimonies

Use of Innovative Financing Methods Relative to Highway Maintenance: Robert Zauner, E499 [29MR]