TALENT, JAMES M. (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments offered by, to

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10043 [4SE]

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Constitutional amendments: limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H2665 [21MR]

Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 4061), H10235 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H5818 [4JN]

———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H187 [4JA]

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]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H1986 [7MR]

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]

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), H187 [4JA]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3171 [28MR]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H10236 [11SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H4303 [30AP]

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

Education: parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

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

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H1507 [28FE]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H3387 [15AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7780 [17JY]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H6184 [11JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]

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

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, H3819 [24AP]

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

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H2466 [19MR]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H7475 [11JY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H1232 [6FE]

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

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H12251 [1OC]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

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

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

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H3650 [18AP]

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

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

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H1775 [6MR]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Foy, Anne Marie, E554 [17AP]

Letters

Federal regulatory issues relative to small business: Tom McCrackin, E930 [24MY]

Schools, drugs, and attention deficit disorder: David Wagemann, E1230 [9JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H11397 [27SE]

Remarks by, on

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members, H9834 [1AU]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7758 [17JY], H7981 [18JY]

Chesterfield, MO: tribute to Parkway Central High School band, E160 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9834 [1AU]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11473 [27SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7682 [17JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6785 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: illegitimacy rates, H7758 [17JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7682 [17JY]

History: reenactment of the Lewis and Clark expedition, E814 [15MY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4601, H4602 [8MY]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4601, H4602 [8MY]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H10353, H10354 [12SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7446 [11JY], E1346 [23JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7446 [11JY]

Monsanto Co.: National Watershed Award recipient, E1771 [28SE]

NSF: tribute to recipients of Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, E551 [17AP]

O'Fallon, MO: tribute to Fort Zumwalt North Middle School seventh and eighth grade concert choirs, E1098 [17JN]

O'Keefe, Elizabeth S.: National Science Teachers Association Toyota Tapestry Program award recipient, E1203 [27JN]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5968 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7758 [17JY], H7981 [18JY]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10080 [5SE]

St. Charles, MO: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Award recipients, E1147 [20JN]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Salvation Army Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program and Community in Partnership Family Center, E1121 [20JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1184 [26JN]

World Organization of China Painters: tribute, E1842 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5149 [15MY]

Special order: granted, H3580 [17AP], H9703 [1AU], H10369 [12SE], H10671 [19SE]

Tribute, H5304 [21MY]

Tributes

Balaban, Leigh, E1615 [17SE]

Barker, Alyssa, E1615 [17SE]

Buckley, Kevin, E1615 [17SE]

Castello, Kathleen, E1615 [17SE]

Emerson, Bill, H6723 [25JN]

Foy, Anne Marie, E554 [17AP]

Givens, Lisa E., E1617 [17SE]

Hufford, Dennis, E1619 [17SE]

Inglis, Sara Meade, H11399 [27SE]

McCabe, Rhonda, E1257 [11JY]

Metzler, Dana, E1615 [17SE]

O'Keefe, Megan C., E1615 [17SE]

Paige, Kathleen, E1615 [17SE]

Schaller, Stephanie, E1615 [17SE]

Slaten, Christopher, E1615 [17SE]