FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6509 [18JN], H6550 [19JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2447 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

FCC: revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (see H.R. 3623), H6285 [12JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1138 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H4110 [25AP]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4110 [25AP]

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

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1507 [28FE]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 206), H3730 [23AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

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

Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 4082), H11396 [26SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H12175 [28SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Courts: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern district of Wisconsin (see H. Res. 362), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: 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]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H973 [30JA]

Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see H.R. 3641), H6413 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H7108 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H3581 [17AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6286 [12JN]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H8030 [18JY]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H10111 [9SE]

Ecology and environment: provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 3619), H7780 [17JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6006 [6JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H331 [5JA]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H6184 [11JN]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H4646 [8MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4647 [8MY]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6285 [12JN]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

Immigration: waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 3928), H10041 [4SE]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8635 [29JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5380 [21MY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H1139 [31JA]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H6415 [13JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 2945), H1775 [6MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see H.R. 2946), H1775 [6MR]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H1226 [1FE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H5288 [16MY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H1245 [16FE]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H5380 [21MY]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3820 [24AP]

———improve coordination of Federal oceanographic programs (see H.R. 3537), H7780 [17JY]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H1226 [1FE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H5052 [14MY]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3231 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6712 [24JN]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528, 3534), H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3171 [28MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H9566 [31JY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 974), H5753 [30MY]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H4800 [9MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5288 [16MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1716 [5MR]

Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying activities (see H.R. 2785), H331 [5JA]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11528 [27SE]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609), H6117 [10JN]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2665 [21MR]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H2665 [21MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1716 [5MR]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H8030 [18JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3488 [16AP]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H1507 [28FE]

Letters

Campaign Finance Reform Act: President Clinton, H8477 [25JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act: by, H9446 [31JY]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, H9409 [31JY]

———Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Puerto Rico self-determination: by, S9558 [2AU]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5017 [14MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2897 [27MR]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2614 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1421, H1475 [28FE], H1513, H1545 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3160 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1412 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1475 [28FE]

———use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6199 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6199 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H123 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H799 [24JA], E813 [15MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3780 [24AP]

Black History Month: observance, H1503 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9409 [31JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, E1705 [26SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3687 [23AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6890, H6891 [26JN]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (H.R. 3579), H9980 [4SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1746 [6MR]

———U.S. policy, E175 [5FE]

Danbom, David and Barbara: named ``Ocean Heroes'' in conjuction with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Planet exhibition, E1934 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1513 [29FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H6481 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5017 [14MY], E813 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H799 [24JA], E78 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), motion to insert language of H.R. 1530 conference report in lieu, H304 [5JA]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, E364 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H111 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6550, H6551, H6553, H6555, H6556 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6525 [19JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6890, H6891 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3664 [23AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H7766, H7767, H7768, H7769, H7770, H7771, H7772, H7773, H7774, H7775, H7776 [17JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3505), H7641 [16JY], H7994 [18JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3760), H7994 [18JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8383, H8477, H8503, H8538-H8540 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8464 [25JY]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, E364 [14MR]

FCC: revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (H.R. 3623), E1066 [12JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (H.R. 3505), H7994 [18JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2695 [22MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11443 [27SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H123 [4JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2614 [21MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5414 [22MY]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5414 [22MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9444 [31JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6550, H6551, H6553, H6555, H6556 [19JN]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (H.R. 3090), E355 [14MR]

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

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

Minimum wage: level, H4134 [30AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3487), H9977, H9979 [4SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), H11259, H11260 [26SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), H11259, H11260 [26SE]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1829 [30SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2849, H2850 [26MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees, E78 [24JA]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6550, H6551, H6553, H6555, H6556 [19JN]

Public lands: use land and water conservation trust fund, H3664 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9409 [31JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H9409 [31JY]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1545 [29FE]

Salinas, CA: tribute to National Steinbeck Center, E1498 [2AU]

Schools: use of computers to connect to the Internet, H842 [25JA]

Taxation: treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1673 [5MR]

Votes: position on missed, H1546 [29FE], H2376 [19MR], H6931 [26JN]

Water: authorize research and program development of desalinization and reclamation (S. 811), H10803 [24SE]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), E1409 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H2948 [27MR], H6506 [18JN], H7655 [16JY], H8027 [18JY]

Reports

Campaign Finance Bills in 104th Congress—Summary and Comparison of Major Provisions: Congressional Research Service, H7994-H7996 [18JY]

Tables

Overview of current law and welfare reform immigrant restrictions: National Immigration Law Center, H9410 [31JY]

Tributes

Arriola, Gustavo M., E1133 [20JN]

Brown, Ronald H., E559 [17AP]

Collins, James, E1933 [21OC]

Darling, Adam, H6481 [18JN], E532 [16AP]

Eifler, Carl F., E1201 [27JN]

Fazio, Anne N., H137 [4JA]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8537 [25JY]

Karas, Sam, E1922 [4OC]

Ketcham, Henry (Hank), E803 [15MY]

Lleras, Carlos, E1274 [12JY]

Lusk, Herbert H., Sr., H1503 [28FE]

Mello, Henry J., E223 [28FE]

Mineta, Helen, E535 [16AP]

Nicolls, Charles, E657 [29AP]

Packard, David, H2932 [27MR]

Patterson, Fay, E76 [24JA]

Pister, Karl, E1135 [20JN]

Plante, Robert J., E1039 [10JN]