ENSIGN, JOHN (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8261 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 3127), H2558 [20MR]

Social Security: provide enrollment period for medicare and medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4298), H12174 [28SE]

Taxation: treatment of certain accounts involved in the acquisition of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion (see H.R. 3047), H1985 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5380 [21MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2665 [21MR]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H6509 [18JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4110 [25AP]

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

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

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H11527 [27SE]

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

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H2665 [21MR]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H12175 [28SE]

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

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

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence at the Nevada test site (see H.R. 2899), H913 [25JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H6915 [26JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H7154 [9JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10174 [10SE]

Education: parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4801 [9MY], H9705 [1AU]

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]

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

FDA: require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H10108 [5SE]

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

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

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1325 [27FE]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 4244), H11526 [27SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5288 [16MY]

House of Representatives: terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H5052 [14MY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H11396 [26SE]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2122), H6006 [6JN]

Law enforcement officers: 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), H1226 [1FE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2867 [26MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H2867 [26MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10721 [19SE]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital, Las Vegas, NV: designate (see H.R. 2477), H774 [23JA]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H3731 [23AP]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H8095 [22JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

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

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H12271 [3OC]

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

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

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H11048 [24SE]

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

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H8248 [23JY]

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), H2950 [27MR]

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

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

Tariff: certain silver and gold bars (see H.R. 3615), H6183 [11JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H12251 [1OC]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 4099), H10524 [17SE]

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

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

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H7260 [10JY]

———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3104), H3231 [29MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H5052 [14MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H7260 [10JY]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H11230 [25SE]

Remarks by, on

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY], H7802 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382, H9406 [31JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11223 [25SE]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (H.R. 3776), E1246 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11475 [27SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7621 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources, H6901 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8261 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6901, H6935 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: illegitimacy rates, H7751 [17JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H148 [4JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2970, H3088 [28MR]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3419, H3422 [16AP]

Las Vegas, NV: construction of new courthouse, H7621 [16JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7448 [11JY], H7493 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7448 [11JY], H7493 [12JY]

NASA: Russian animal research programs funding, H6935 [26JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1685 [5MR], H8044 [22JY]

Native Americans: extend tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans (H.R. 3034), H3423 [16AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY], H7802 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382, H9406 [31JY]

Publications: distribution of sexually explicit material to prisoners, H8261 [24JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11223 [25SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6762 [25JN]

Votes: position on missed, H11541 [27SE], E1087 [13JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7530 [12JY]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Tributes

Vucanovich, Representative, H11234 [26SE]