SAXTON, JIM (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4647 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1836), H4918 [14MY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

On Balance, Budget Deal Could Offer a $1,000 Bonus, Steven Pearlstein, Washington (DC) Post, H157 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Health: matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River area (see H.R. 3148), H2664 [21MR]

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

New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping at certain sites (see H.R. 4034), H10107 [5SE]

Oceans: improve coordination of Federal oceanographic programs (see H.R. 3537), H5646 [29MY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11048 [24SE]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3429), H4800 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Armed Forces: 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), H1715 [5MR]

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

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H8557 [25JY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2316 [14MR]

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

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1963), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1226 [1FE]

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

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H2467 [19MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10174 [10SE]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H4303 [30AP]

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

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

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]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1986 [7MR]

FERC: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services of public utilities (see H.J. Res. 178), H5501 [22MY]

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

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

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H3650 [18AP]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10236 [11SE]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H187 [4JA]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H7108 [27JN]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 1805), H4902 [10MY], H6532 [19JN]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1325 [27FE]

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

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H3387 [15AP]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H3171 [28MR]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 3856), H8029 [18JY]

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

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H10386 [12SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H3387 [15AP]

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

National Park Foundation: reform (see H.R. 3819), H7657 [16JY]

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

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H1775 [6MR]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp (see H. Res. 398), H3231 [29MR]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

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

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9706 [1AU]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240), H1138 [31JA]

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

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of benefits after death (see H.R. 163), H4646 [8MY]

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

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H914 [25JA]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H. Con. Res. 170), H4423 [2MY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H6415 [13JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H4902 [10MY]

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

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H10236 [11SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H5817 [4JN]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6117 [10JN]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3581 [17AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

———disposal of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 3170), H4397 [1MY]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation, and enhancement through establishment of a mitigation banking program (see H.R. 3692), H11396 [26SE]

Remarks by, on

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: funding for health effects study of the cancer cluster in Toms River, NJ, H6874 [26JN]

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3689 [23AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Armed Forces: increase pay and housing allowance, H786 [24JA]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10054 [5SE]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: tribute to U.S. Armed Forces, E653 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H156 [4JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5122, H5125, H5128, H5129, H5130 [15MY]

California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 3804), H11264 [26SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 2005), H4919 [14MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3679, H3680, H3683, H3686, H3687 [23AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3276 [15AP]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7088 [27JN]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (H.R. 3579), H9979, H9980 [4SE]

———conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (S. 1802), H11261, H11262 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4933, H4942 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4828 [10MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H786 [24JA]

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1836), H3693 [23AP], H4919 [14MY]

———convey to Alabama the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 2982), H4918 [14MY]

———convey to Crawford, NE, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 3287), H8682, H8683 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H115 [4JA]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7088 [27JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6874 [26JN]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10594, H10595, H10596, H10597, H10598, H10599 [18SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H9940 [4SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5524, H5539 [23MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11439 [27SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H6144 [11JN]

Health: matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River area (H.R. 3148), H2703 [22MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11076 [25SE]

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3689 [23AP]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9431, H9443, H9444, H9445, H9448 [31JY]

———implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9427 [31JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7190 [10JY]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (H.R. 3557), H8684, H8685 [30JY]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11626 [28SE]

Medicare: reform, H5129 [15MY]

Minimum wage: level, H5475 [22MY], H5524, H5539 [23MY], E918 [24MY]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), E1302 [17JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 543), H11626, H11628 [28SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3487), H9974, H9976, H9979 [4SE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3758 [24AP]

Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (H.R. 3068), H11262, H11263 [26SE]

New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping at certain sites (H.R. 4034), E1528 [5SE]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (H.R. 2679), H3695 [23AP], H10440, H10441 [17SE]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (H.R. 1772), H3689, H3690, H3691 [23AP]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees, H786 [24JA]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp, H6144 [11JN]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), H3675 [23AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6752 [25JN]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (H. Con. Res. 200), H10833 [24SE]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (H.R. 4159), E1674 [24SE]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6127, H6128, H6129, H6130 [11JN]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1186 [1FE]

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, H7190 [10JY]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), H3694 [23AP], H11261 [26SE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9894 [2AU]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (H.R. 3546), H8683, H8684 [30JY], H11410 [27SE]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), E495 [29MR]

World War II: anniversary of German attack on U.S. amphibious assault force during Exercise Tiger, E653 [25AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8245 [23JY]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H2712 [22MR], H2948 [27MR], H8596 [26JY]

Reports

Case Against a Higher Minimum Wage: Committee on Economics (Joint), H5475 [22MY]

Raising the Minimum Wage—The Illusion of Compassion: Committee on Economics (Joint), E918 [24MY]

Texts of

H.R. 3546, convey to South Carolina the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery, H8683 [30JY]

H.R. 3557, Marion National Fish Hatchery conveyance to Alabama, H8684 [30JY]

Tributes

Beattie, Mollie, E1302 [17JY]

Costello, Frank, E1676 [24SE]

Jacobs, Scott E., E879 [22MY]

Mancini, James J., E239 [28FE], E401 [21MR]

Matteo, Nicholas L., E1415 [31JY]

Rubenstein, Phil, E85 [25JA]