HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (see H.R. 3777), H7260 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1137 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: exempt from metric system requirements relative to nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3164), H2866 [26MR]

Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 4251), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (see H.R. 3163), H2866 [26MR]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (see H.R. 3581), H5934 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

———maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

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

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H6509 [18JN]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H6006 [6JN]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H11528 [27SE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———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]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H8982 [30JY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1325 [27FE]

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

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

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]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7154 [9JY]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

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), H10386 [12SE]

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]

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]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H2224 [13MR]

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

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

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11230 [25SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H1325 [27FE]

Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H1508 [28FE]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H4902 [10MY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H7108 [27JN]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H11528 [27SE]

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), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8030 [18JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8030 [18JY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H11527 [27SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H774 [23JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6765 [25JN]

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

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]

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

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H2714 [22MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5570 [23MY]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H914 [25JA]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H10525 [17SE]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H10108 [5SE]

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

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 3497), H5379 [21MY]

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), H10111 [9SE]

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

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H10386 [12SE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H5753 [30MY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H774 [23JA]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2224 [13MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5185 [16MY], H7535 [16JY], H10527 [18SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2620 [21MR]

———Market Access Program funding, H6217 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6217 [12JN]

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, H8338 [24JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12031 [28SE]

Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area, H12031 [28SE]

———preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (H.R. 2292), H9965 [4SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5093 [15MY]

———Russian Reactor Conversion Program funding, H5093 [15MY]

Dept. of Energy: Environmental Management Program reform, H5093 [15MY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2889 [27MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8338 [24JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2537 [20MR], H2620 [21MR]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2537 [20MR]

Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (H.R. 3068), H5388 [22MY]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11630 [28SE]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (H.R. 2518), H9967 [4SE]