WISE, ROBERT E., JR. (a Representative from West Virginia)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Social Security: waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 3932), H9566 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H4801 [9MY]

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

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H3171 [28MR]

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

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5935 [5JN]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6415 [13JN]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H5173 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H1232 [6FE]

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

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

———constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 97), H2951 [27MR]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

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

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H3488 [16AP]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

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

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H7475 [11JY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H973 [30JA]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7474 [11JY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2224 [13MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H2224 [13MR]

———permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H10041 [4SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H7107 [27JN]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H10235 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5052 [14MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H4801 [9MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H6509 [18JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H6509 [18JN]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3159), H2866 [26MR]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

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

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H5934 [5JN]

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

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H9925 [2AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H1226 [1FE], H6006 [6JN]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H2558 [20MR]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H4800 [9MY]

Taxation: election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H1986 [7MR]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H9566 [31JY]

Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H1226 [1FE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H5935 [5JN]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H1226 [1FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4303 [30AP]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2558 [20MR]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Shirley, John, E462 [27MR]

Motions offered by

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7688 [17JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2901 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10612 [19SE]

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6230 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6230 [12JN]

Amtrak: funding, H7097 [27JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H197 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 163), H2227 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2584 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2568 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H2197 [13MR]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H127 [4JA]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H5266 [16MY]

———deficit, H3210 [29MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7992 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5112 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6251 [12JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H197 [5JA]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7030 [27JN]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Congress: compliance with War Powers Act, H10353 [12SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3292 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8728 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11325 [26SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3180 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (H.R. 3665), H8053 [22JY]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, H5034 [14MY], H5112 [15MY], H6717 [25JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3437 [16AP]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7097 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H236 [5JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8212, H8227 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H7509 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10955 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10186 [11SE]

Earth Day: observance, H3564 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3564 [17AP]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8212, H8227 [23JY]

Education: funding, H1780 [7MR], H2197 [13MR], H2227 [14MR]

———student loan programs, H6632 [20JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3760), H7509 [12JY], H7642 [16JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8585 [26JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8465 [25JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6790 [25JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8520 [25JY]

Fire Prevention Week: observance, E1912 [3OC]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2693, H2702 [22MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2676 [22MR]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, H745 [23JA]

———disaster assistance to West Virginia, H5303 [21MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5905 [5JN]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10331 [12SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9843 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8576 [26JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H8 [3JA], H97, H127, H176 [4JA], H197 [5JA]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6717 [25JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4419 [2MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9781 [1AU]

House of Representatives: bipartisan cooperation, H3555 [17AP]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H97 [4JA]

———discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H10332 [12SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, H10353 [12SE]

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

Journal: question of approval, H5649 [30MY]

Medicaid: reform, H6251 [12JN]

Medicare: reform, H6251 [12JN], H6632 [20JN], H8110 [23JY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9781 [1AU], H10186 [11SE], H10955 [24SE]

Minimum wage: level, H3796 [24AP], H4416-H4418 [2MY], H5066 [15MY], H5551 [23MY], H8576 [26JY], H9843 [2AU]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4415, H4416 [2MY], H5311 [21MY]

———gasoline tax, H4415, H4416 [2MY], H5311 [21MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5330 [21MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5322 [21MY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), H11539 [27SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H1206 [1FE]

Public welfare programs: reform, H7688, H7689 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7992 [18JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), H10534 [18SE]

Spencer, WV: tribute to Kellwood Co. manufacturing plant, H7642 [16JY]

Taxation: rates, H6632 [20JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3527 [17AP]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5905 [5JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5066 [15MY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services, H7509 [12JY]

West Virginia: highway corridor project, H3621 [18AP], H9905 [2AU]

———Marment Locks inland waterway project funding, H8520 [25JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H329 [5JA], H1222 [1FE], H2712 [22MR], H3384 [15AP], H3486 [16AP], H3580 [17AP], H3648 [18AP], H3817 [24AP], H4421 [2MY], H5049 [14MY], H5149 [15MY], H7530 [12JY], H7655 [16JY], H8027 [18JY], H8553 [25JY], H8596 [26JY], H9918 [2AU], H10228 [11SE], H10671 [19SE]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., H3437 [16AP]

Synar, Mike, H807 [24JA]