CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 4119), H10720 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854), H330 [5JA]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 3926), H9566 [31JY]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7658 [16JY]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 3925), H9566 [31JY]

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

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]

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

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

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

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

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

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4303 [30AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8375 [24JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H5647 [29MY]

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

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7108 [27JN]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]

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), H7106 [27JN]

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

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

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H11396 [26SE]

Health: prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2950 [27MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H1507 [28FE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 3680), H6691 [20JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H6509 [18JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2152), H10721 [19SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H9706 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6691 [20JN]

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

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

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

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

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H12175 [28SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7108 [27JN]

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

Taxation: 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]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1508 [28FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7473 [11JY]

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

U.N.: U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535), H1775 [6MR]

———U.S. withdrawal, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2535), H4110 [25AP]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H774 [23JA]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 4144), H11047 [24SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6631 [20JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1459 [28FE]

———immigrant worker program requirements, H2619 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1201, H1206 [1FE], H1420, H1459, H1465 [28FE], H1539 [29FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1465 [28FE], H6205, H6209 [12JN]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6225 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6205, H6209, H6225 [12JN]

Budget: balance, H96 [4JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6189 [12JN]

Cohen, Harold: Distinguished Service Cross recipient, H4787 [9MY]

Congress: compliance with War Powers Act, H10348, H10352 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4937 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9818 [1AU]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11474 [27SE]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8115 [23JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2619 [21MR]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H10351, H10352 [12SE]

Journal: question of approval, H6631 [20JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8115 [23JY]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H2470 [20MR]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, E90 [25JA]

U.N.: U.S. withdrawal (H.R. 2535), H3838 [25AP]

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 4119), H11568 [27SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1222 [1FE], H3580 [17AP], H4501 [7MY], H4798 [9MY], H6114 [10JN]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, H6722 [25JN]

Johnson, Steve, E235 [28FE]