CHRISTENSEN, JON (a Representative from Nebraska)

Articles and editorials

AmeriCorps Program Should End, Omaha (NE) World Herald, H6865 [26JN]

How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, Herman Cain, American Enterprise (publication), H7119 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H2315 [14MR]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3956), H9921 [2AU]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 3400), H4502 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H6532 [19JN]

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

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

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see H.R. 2969), H1508 [28FE]

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

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H4800 [9MY]

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), 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]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H6286 [12JN]

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

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H1775 [6MR]

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

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H10108 [5SE]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

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

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2466 [19MR]

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

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

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (see H.R. 3567), H6915 [26JN]

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 94), H6509 [18JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2124 [12MR]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

Interstate compacts: encourage States to study and adopt insurance regulations (see H.J. Res. 100), H2665 [21MR]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (see H.R. 3350), H4302 [30AP]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1507 [28FE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H5570 [23MY]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1805), H5570 [23MY]

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

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

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447, 4011), H5935 [5JN], H9924 [2AU]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2462), H7658 [16JY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10236 [11SE]

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

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H1241 [13FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

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

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 3790), H9566 [31JY]

Senior citizens: improvements relative to financial security (see H.R. 3125), H2558 [20MR]

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

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6415 [13JN]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H2466 [19MR]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H7657 [16JY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H4424 [2MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H4424 [2MY]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H774 [23JA]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2665 [21MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

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

Factsheets

Minimum Wage Level, H7119 [9JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5571 [29MY]

Poems

``I Am a Nation'', H7118 [9JY]

Proclamations

Offutt Appreciation Day: Robert Eccles, Mayor of Ralston, NE, E1273 [12JY]

Remarks by, on

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E952 [30MY], E994 [4JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7803 [18JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3287 [15AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6865 [26JN]

Correctional institutions: reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (H.R. 2468), E393 [20MR]

Courts: reform of criminal justice system, H1699 [5MR]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (H.R. 3085), H10101-H10103 [5SE], E365 [14MR], E393 [20MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4467 [7MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1491 [28FE], H10101-H10103 [5SE], E392-E394 [20MR]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (H.R. 3206), H10101-H10103 [5SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7628 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8262 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7348 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6865 [26JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1779 [7MR], H9930 [4SE]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11117 [25SE]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7628 [16JY]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7348 [11JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2692 [22MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2677 [22MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3089 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9790 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9784 [1AU]

Medicare: reform, H5572 [29MY], H6042 [10JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3956), E1499 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level, H7118 [9JY]

Offutt AFB, NE: observance of Offutt Appreciation Day, E1272 [12JY]

Omaha, NE: Freedom Rally for the Fourth of July celebration, H7118 [9JY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5310 [21MY], E393 [20MR]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7803 [18JY]

Publications: distribution of sexually explicit material to prisoners, H8262 [24JY]

Social Security Administration: extend demonstration projects (H.R. 4039), H10481 [17SE]

Votes: position on missed, H6090, H6091 [10JN], H7040 [27JN], E306 [7MR], E340 [13MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2120 [12MR]

Special order: granted, H1323 [27FE], H1662 [4MR], H1982 [7MR], H2465 [19MR], H2549 [20MR], H10671 [19SE], H10765 [23SE]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Senator Dole, E994 [4JN]