GEREN, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

National Prayer Breakfast: by, E154 [5FE]

Articles and editorials

U.S. Troops Rolling Into Bosnia Under Cover of Apaches, Kiowa Warriors, Inside the Army (publication), E152 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4329), H12193 [30SE]

Jim Wright Post Office Building, Fort Worth, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H11525 [27SE]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (see H.R. 3010), H1715 [5MR]

Sullivan, William L.: relief (see H.R. 3949), H9706 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Agriculture: provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see H.R. 3449), H5380 [21MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H11048 [24SE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H9925 [2AU]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

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

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

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

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1716 [5MR]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H7475 [11JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 169), H3170 [28MR]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5570 [23MY]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

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

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

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

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

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3387 [15AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Education: 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), H10236 [11SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3488 [16AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H1226 [1FE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

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

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H10236 [11SE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1227 [1FE]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10236 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H9706 [1AU]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1805), H2123 [12MR]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1775 [6MR]

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

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2558 [20MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H2558 [20MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H9925 [2AU]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H4504 [7MY]

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

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H6413 [13JN]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7107 [27JN]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4424 [2MY]

———exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10721 [19SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H4647 [8MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7154 [9JY]

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

———mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H4303 [30AP]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H90 [3JA]

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

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H8030 [18JY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H3581 [17AP]

Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H1663 [4MR]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H3231 [29MR]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H5934 [5JN]

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

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 4144), H11047 [24SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4655 [9MY], H6185 [12JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Conservation Reserve Program extension, H6236 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6236 [12JN]

Cleburne, TX: anniversary of Central Church of Christ, E1874 [30SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3252, H3253, H3254, H3291 [15AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3199 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: use of Kiowa Warrior helicopters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E152 [5FE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4808 [10MY]

Flag Day: tribute to VA-National Medical Musical Group concert, H6185 [12JN]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to the Chisholm Trail Round-Up, H6974 [26JN]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (H.R. 3010), H1700 [5MR]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4808 [10MY]

Petroleum: floor price, regulatory relief, and tax incentives relative to development of domestic crude oil, H3174 [29MR]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4808 [10MY]

Texas Rangers (baseball team): tribute, H12178 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10103 [5SE]

Special order: granted, H1323 [27FE], H1714 [5MR], H3169 [28MR], H5378 [21MY], H6530 [19JN], H6913 [26JN]

Tribute, E154 [5FE]

Tributes

Ferguson, Don, E1876 [30SE]

Garcia, Hector P., E1472 [2AU]

Hillard, Charlie R., H5360 [21MY]

Richardson, George (Skeet), E1489 [2AU]