ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize VA medical centers to retain funds collected for health services provision (see H.R. 2913), H1138 [31JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 172), H3649 [18AP]

Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: reform unemployment benefit system (see H.R. 3738), H7106 [27JN]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H9922 [2AU]

Senior citizens: improvements relative to financial security (see H.R. 3125), H2558 [20MR]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 4089), H10524 [17SE]

———use of current level disability benefits for blind individuals in certain earnings test disability determinations (see H.R. 4091), H10524 [17SE]

Taxation: application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 4090), H10524 [17SE]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H7657 [16JY]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3126), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see H.R. 2795), H3731 [23AP]

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

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

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]

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

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

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7108 [27JN]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H8030 [18JY]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

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

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H7260 [10JY]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4800 [9MY]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H5501 [22MY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3731 [23AP]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

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

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

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H2315 [14MR]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H10386 [12SE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H8248 [23JY]

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]

Diseases: legislative treatment of myelogram-related arachnoiditis (see H.R. 448), H3730 [23AP]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H4110 [25AP]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H3388 [15AP]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8598 [26JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3543, 3760), H5646 [29MY], H7533 [12JY]

———establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635), H1636 [29FE]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H6915 [26JN]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (see H.R. 3208), H5501 [22MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 739), H4646 [8MY]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———establish Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 3872), H9706 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 3434), H4901 [10MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423), H1716 [5MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

———substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6415 [13JN]

FTC: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 3995), H9923 [2AU]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4902 [10MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H9925 [2AU]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H5647 [29MY]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H7154 [9JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3820 [24AP]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4110 [25AP]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 449), H3730 [23AP]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H7533 [12JY]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H8598 [26JY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H10236 [11SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H1325 [27FE]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2665 [21MR]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2665 [21MR]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H1226 [1FE]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H6532 [19JN]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H3650 [18AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H3231 [29MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5288 [16MY]

Medicare: hospice care reform (see H.R. 3714), H6764 [25JN]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H1986 [7MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2714 [22MR]

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

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

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

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H7108 [27JN]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H5753 [30MY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H187 [4JA]

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

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1232 [6FE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3596), H6005 [6JN]

OPM: delay privatization of the Office of Federal Investigation (see H.R. 3189), H3170 [28MR]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

Postal Service: require photo identification for processing of change-of-address orders (see H.R. 3629), H6691 [20JN]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H4119 [29AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H5173 [15MY]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

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

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9706 [1AU]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2951 [27MR]

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

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

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H2316 [14MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2714 [22MR]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H3387 [15AP]

———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), H3171 [28MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H4303 [30AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H2224 [13MR]

———domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 392), H2713 [22MR]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 2985), H7107 [27JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H2713 [22MR]

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

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

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H774 [23JA]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of cane sugar produced in Everglades Agricultural Area (see H.R. 2646), H1325 [27FE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H3731 [23AP]

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

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

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8982 [30JY]

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

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H5934 [5JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H5754 [30MY], H6286 [12JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4503 [7MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1508 [28FE]

World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 1434), H2316 [14MR]

Remarks by, on

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7801 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9396 [31JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6996 [27JN]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10119 [10SE]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10122 [10SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5514, H5518 [23MY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5469 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9849 [2AU]

Meadville, PA: anniversary of Senior Classic Golf Tournament, E1350 [23JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5518 [23MY], H9849 [2AU]

National Weather Service: funding, H5704 [30MY]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1788 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7801 [18JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5704 [30MY]

Taxation: application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (H.R. 4090), E1615 [17SE]

———treatment of beer (H.R. 3817), H9825 [1AU]

Votes: position on missed, E650 [25AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3580 [17AP], H4299 [30AP], H8245 [23JY], H9703 [1AU]

Studies

Brewing Industry Taxation: DRI/McGraw-Hill (business), H9826-H9831 [1AU]

Tributes

Lenz, Edward, E1759 [27SE]

Ogden, Allen C. (Pete), E1274 [12JY]