CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6588 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (see H.R. 3041), H1985 [7MR]

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

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3198), H3229 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H8094 [22JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1325 [27FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H8248 [23JY]

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H6005 [6JN]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2316 [14MR]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1226 [1FE]

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

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H3171 [28MR]

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (see H.R. 2906), H973 [30JA]

———assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H2559 [20MR]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H4110 [25AP]

———enhance water quality and supply (see H.R. 4048), H10235 [11SE]

———settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 3640), H6413 [13JN]

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]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2665 [21MR]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5500 [22MY]

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]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H774 [23JA]

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), H3731 [23AP]

Constitutional amendments: limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H3650 [18AP]

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

———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6006 [6JN]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H2467 [19MR]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3341), H6509 [18JN]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

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

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

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H7533 [12JY]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H7260 [10JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462, 3514), H6509 [18JN], H8375 [24JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H6712 [24JN]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2559 [20MR]

———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1139 [31JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3947), H9705 [1AU]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7533 [12JY]

Employment: clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid compatible telephones (see H.R. 1892), H4397 [1MY]

———determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

———extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H9566 [31JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H4646 [8MY]

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

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

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

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H1325 [27FE]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5380 [21MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H6005 [6JN]

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]

———use of funding by local governments and nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local flexibility plans (see H.R. 2086), H2558 [20MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Foreign policy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731), H1226 [1FE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H1226 [1FE]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H6006 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H8248 [23JY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11396 [26SE]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4647 [8MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2690), H774 [23JA]

———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), H2950 [27MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5380 [21MY]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H1226 [1FE]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H5754 [30MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H5380 [21MY]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2665 [21MR]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H8095 [22JY]

Law enforcement officers: compensation of officers in canine units (see H.R. 2966), H1716 [5MR]

———ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H8248 [23JY]

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), H2713 [22MR]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H8248 [23JY]

———screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H9706 [1AU]

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

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2559 [20MR]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H3388 [15AP]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H2467 [19MR]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H6117 [10JN]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6915 [26JN]

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

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10602 [18SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10602 [18SE]

Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 2997), H6415 [13JN]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see H.R. 3258), H7475 [11JY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H1226 [1FE]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H5754 [30MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H5380 [21MY]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H3581 [17AP]

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]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3384), H4647 [8MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4119 [29AP]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H9925 [2AU]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7154 [9JY]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H1715 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H1774 [6MR]

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

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H7154 [9JY]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Res. 469), H7107 [27JN]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3731 [23AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H1325 [27FE]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H8248 [23JY]

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

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2951 [27MR]

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

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

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5935 [5JN]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 3936), H9705 [1AU]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H7107 [27JN]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7658 [16JY]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

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

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H3387 [15AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H774 [23JA]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H10108 [5SE]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———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]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 3889), H10108 [5SE]

———reduce Social Security taxation rates and corresponding old-age insurance benefits, and provide for individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2952), H1224 [1FE]

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

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H1507 [28FE]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H2224 [13MR]

———treatment of health insurance relative to health status of individual (see H.R. 3043), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of income of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 3451), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3104), H3388 [15AP]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

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

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H6006 [6JN]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H8094 [22JY]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3581 [17AP]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H1226 [1FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H4110 [25AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H2713 [22MR]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

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

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: importation of Mexican avocados, H841 [25JA], H976 [31JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1485 [28FE]

———price supports for dairy products, H1485 [28FE]

Alaska: regulate fishing in certain waters (H.R. 1786), H8679, H8680 [30JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H4728 [9MY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6588 [19JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8475 [25JY]

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

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4728 [9MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2487, H2502, H2514 [20MR]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2514 [20MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2502 [20MR]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (H.R. 3249), H7607, H7608 [16JY]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 3901), H8383 [25JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3198), H8680, H8681, H8682 [30JY]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7597, H7602, H7606, H7607 [16JY]

Power resources: domestic oil and gas production, H1721 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2487 [20MR]

Safety: allow State and local authorities use of Federal lands and police and firefighting training facilities, H6854 [26JN]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H6854 [26JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6588 [19JN]

Votes: correction, E386 [20MR]

———position on missed, H1200 [1FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1786, regulate fishing in certain Alaskan waters, H8679 [30JY]

H.R. 3198, reauthorize and amend National Geologic Mapping Act, H8680 [30JY]