THORNBERRY, WILLIAM M. (MAC) (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4531 [7MY], H5591 [29MY]

Articles and editorials

Helium Will Not Fill the Demands of the Future, Physicists Caution, Malcolm W. Browne, New York (NY) Times, H4143 [30AP]

U.S. Helium Reserve Finds a Champion, Curt Suplee, Washington (DC) Post, H4143 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: allow interstate distribution of State-inspected meat (see H.R. 3750), H7106 [27JN]

Taxation: incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H4503 [7MY]

———provide equivalent rates on liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas (see H.R. 3315), H3819 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H331 [5JA]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see H.R. 3449), H5288 [16MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1775 [6MR]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Budget: 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]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H5173 [15MY]

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

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

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H3386 [15AP]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H8375 [24JY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H1325 [27FE]

———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H1234 [9FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H5288 [16MY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

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), H4303 [30AP]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H7780 [17JY]

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

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H4424 [2MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4503 [7MY]

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

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H8248 [23JY]

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

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H8375 [24JY]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H4503 [7MY]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H4303 [30AP]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3650 [18AP]

———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H4303 [30AP]

Hinsdale, CO: land exchange (see H.R. 4213), H11395 [26SE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587), H5647 [29MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H2713 [22MR]

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

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H2558 [20MR]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H3231 [29MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H5052 [14MY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H7154 [9JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H3650 [18AP]

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), H5174 [15MY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3731 [23AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

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

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H. Con. Res. 170), H4423 [2MY]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H4424 [2MY]

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

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (see H.R. 3910), H8598 [26JY]

Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H3820 [24AP]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2950 [27MR]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Thompson, Chad, E513 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1459 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1422, H1459 [28FE]

Arms control: management of nuclear weapons programs, H9817 [1AU]

Budget: deficit, E306 [7MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5123 [15MY]

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), H11272 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4934 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9817 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6380 [13JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, H10343 [12SE]

National security: national missile defense system, H6380 [13JN]

National Weather Service: standards for Dept. of Defense radar sites used as part of the national weather radar network, H5591 [29MY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H2563 [21MR]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7604 [16JY]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4142 [30AP]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5591 [29MY]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), H10156 [10SE]

———tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1571 [11SE]

Tributes

Thompson, Chad, E513 [29MR]