FOX, JON D. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6510 [18JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155 [9JY], H7261 [10JY], H7324, H7475 [11JY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]
Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 462), H6765 [25JN]
Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 3140), H2664 [21MR]
Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (see H.R. 3120), H2558 [20MR]
House Rules: authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. Res. 505), H9706 [1AU]
Housing: prevent certain abuses (see H.R. 4235), H11525 [27SE]
Medicaid: screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]
Postal Service: treatment of deceptive or misleading mail (see H.R. 3884), H8374 [24JY]
Taxation: employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 2985), H1507 [28FE]
———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]
———refundable credit for the contribution of books to libraries (see H.R. 3979), H9922 [2AU]
———refundable income credit to businesses which recycle office wastes (see H.R. 3955), H9921 [2AU]
———treatment of investment tax credits (see H.R. 2983), H1507 [28FE]
———treatment of research credits (see H.R. 2984), H1507 [28FE]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors (see H.R. 3954, 4245), H9921 [2AU], H11526 [27SE]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: require a study of sentencing for drug offenses where domestic violence has occurred (see H.R. 4246), H11526 [27SE]
Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5299 [20MY], H5500 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 264), H914 [25JA]
American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6765 [25JN]
Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2316 [14MR]
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]
Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8248 [23JY]
China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]
Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7115 [8JY]
Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (see H.R. 3726), H8030 [18JY]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]
Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H8248 [23JY]
Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]
———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), H2950 [27MR]
———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H6765 [25JN]
———treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]
Croatia: preservation of memorial located at the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 219), H11229 [25SE]
Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6765 [25JN]
Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H2124 [12MR]
Diseases: research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]
Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3852), H11230 [25SE]
Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8598 [26JY]
EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H8248 [23JY]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1692, 3760, 3820), H3731 [23AP], H7533 [12JY], H7657 [16JY]
———prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693), H3731 [23AP]
———voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other than individual district residents in House of Representative elections (see H.R. 1694), H3731 [23AP]
Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]
———civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H6915 [26JN]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H8030 [18JY]
———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]
———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H8248 [23JY]
FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]
———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]
Federal employees: reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (see H.R. 3637), H6413 [13JN]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]
Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1775 [6MR]
Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4902 [10MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]
———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3388 [15AP]
———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3650 [18AP]
———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H3488 [16AP]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5501 [22MY]
History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H10236 [11SE]
House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H10602 [18SE]
House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H11396 [26SE]
Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 3145), H8030 [18JY]
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]
Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 2582), H9566 [31JY]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5379 [21MY]
———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 4111), H10602 [18SE]
Legislative branch of Government: compensation practices and pay equity (see H. Con. Res. 194), H8030 [18JY]
Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H8248 [23JY]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]
Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H10721 [19SE]
———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]
———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]
———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]
———reform (see H.R. 2839), H331 [5JA]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]
Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]
———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]
Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H10108 [5SE]
Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10386 [12SE]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]
NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H5380 [21MY]
Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3596), H6509 [18JN]
OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]
Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]
Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]
Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]
Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H9922 [2AU]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]
Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H3820 [24AP]
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]
———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1775 [6MR]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H10721 [19SE]
———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1508 [28FE]
———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1575), H914 [25JA]
———allow small businesses credit for family and medical leave and for wages of employees who work at home to reduce child care needs (see H.R. 3836), H10108 [5SE]
———credit for in-State contributions to congressional candidates (see H.R. 1695), H3731 [23AP]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H3231 [29MR]
———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]
———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]
———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H8598 [26JY]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H9925 [2AU]
———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8598 [26JY]
Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]
U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]
U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]
USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (see H.R. 3916), H8982 [30JY]
Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6765 [25JN]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]
Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4801 [9MY]
White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]
Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H4397 [1MY]
———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H8248 [23JY]
Poems
``Lest We Forget,'' B. Robert Gillis, E1897
Remarks by, on
Abington, PA: tribute, E1371
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1464 [28FE]
———price supports for peanuts, H1464 [28FE]
Allmond, Robert: Police Officer of the Year Honorable Mention award recipient, E246
Appropriations: making continuing, H210 [5JA]
———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H122 [4JA]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3796 [24AP]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3590 [18AP]
Budget: balance, H1689, H1690 [5MR]
———deficit, H2220 [13MR]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1695 [5MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H122, H162, H166, H167, H169 [4JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9392 [31JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4795, H4796, H4797 [9MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5121 [15MY]
Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H210 [5JA]
Bunning, Representative: tribute on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, H1698 [5MR]
California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (H.R. 2712), H1693 [5MR]
Churchill, Sarah: Council for the Better Hearing and Speech Month Child of the Year award recipient, E1378
Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 462), H6845 [25JN]
Congress: accomplishments of 104th Congress, H3568, H3570, H3571, H3572, H3573, H3574, H3575, H3576 [17AP]
———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3279 [15AP]
Corp. for National and Community Service: Foster Grandparents Program funding, H7324 [11JY]
Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4496, H4498 [7MY], H4788 [9MY]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6278 [12JN]
———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6396 [13JN]
———domestic violence programs funding, H7330 [11JY]
———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4500 [7MY]
———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), H4500 [7MY]
———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4500 [7MY]
Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3590 [18AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5032 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6621 [19JN], H6650 [20JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8173, H8178, H8179, H8186 [23JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7324, H7330 [11JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6845 [25JN]
Disasters: tribute to emergency personnel, H8803 [30JY]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3570, H3571 [17AP]
Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173 [23JY]
Education: local curriculum and agenda, H2217 [13MR]
FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5637 [29MY]
———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5637 [29MY]
———reform, H2931 [27MR], H3572 [17AP]
Federal employees: implementation of veterans preference procedures in hiring and promoting, H5032 [14MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device provisions (H.R. 2290), H2464 [19MR]
FHA: mortgage insurance premiums, H6845 [25JN]
Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5637 [29MY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H210 [5JA]
Government regulations: duplication of State regulations, H1694 [5MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3094 [28MR], H3211 [29MR], H3572 [17AP]
Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3420 [16AP]
Housing: low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6621 [19JN], H6650 [20JN]
Korean War: posthumous awarding of medals to RB-29 crew members of the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, E1089
LaMott, PA: tribute to Camp William Penn Interpretive Center, E1820
———tribute to Emancipation Proclamation Museum, E1820
Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H3481 [16AP]
Lower Merion, PA: tribute to Lower Merion High School boys' basketball team, E493
LSC: funding, H8178, H8179, H8186 [23JY]
Medicare: reform, H1695, H1696 [5MR], H2217, H2218, H2219 [13MR], H3573 [17AP], H4795 [9MY], H9985 [4SE], H10981 [24SE]
Montgomery County, PA: tribute to participants of the Walk for Quality Child Care, E1375
———tribute to Pennfield Middle School music educators and students, E1377
———tribute to Support Police Immediate Response Intervention Team (organization), E1373
Montgomery County Community College: tribute, E1864
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8123 [23JY]
Netanyahu, Benjamin (Prime Minister, Israel): address to Congress, H7246 [10JY]
Olympic games: tribute to Israeli team members killed in terrorist attack during 1972 Munich summer games, H8541, H8542 [25JY]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Upper Dublin High School, E1380
Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4796 [9MY]
Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (H.R. 1995), H2464 [19MR]
Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Boy Scouts' Order of the Arrow Delmont Lodge 43, E676
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR]
———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9392 [31JY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H3481 [16AP], H5748-H5750 [30MY], H8110 [23JY]
Senior citizens: tribute to assistance programs, H7646 [16JY]
Taxation: rates, H1493, H1494 [28FE], H4796 [9MY], H5631 [29MY]
———treatment of research credits (H.R. 2984), H1689 [5MR]
Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, H1689 [5MR]
———condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2074, H2074
———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2141 [13MR]
Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7561 [16JY]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8775 [30JY]
Votes: correction, E1267
———position on missed, H1546 [29FE], H9388
Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3573 [17AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1506 [28FE]
Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H1773 [6MR], H2948 [27MR], H3228 [29MR], H3486 [16AP], H3817 [24AP], H4394 [1MY], H4798 [9MY], H5644 [29MY], H6282 [12JN], H6762 [25JN], H7655 [16JY], H8980 [30JY], H11044 [24SE], H11392 [26SE], H12171 [28SE]
Resignations
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H6845 [25JN]
Tributes
Balshi, Thomas J., E1262
Charlestein, Morton, E477
Clinger, Representative, H12171 [28SE]
Emerson, Bill, H6846 [25JN]
Krol, John Cardinal, E281
Matz, Michael, H10981 [24SE]
Newman, Sandra S., E255
Reed, Charles L., E507
Sudler, Alonzo, Jr., H7246 [10JY]
Walker, Representative, H12170 [28SE]
Wofford, Clare Lindgren, H162 [4JA]