GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments offered by, to
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8983 [30JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H2315 [14MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]
Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H9566 [31JY]
Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1202), H2714 [22MR]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]
Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1248 [20FE]
———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]
———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H6415 [13JN]
Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6532 [19JN]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]
CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]
Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]
———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H4110 [25AP]
———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H6532 [19JN]
China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H11048 [24SE]
Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H5501 [22MY]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]
Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]
Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H1325 [27FE]
———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H1325 [27FE]
Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]
———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H1775 [6MR]
———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3488 [16AP]
———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H7658 [16JY]
———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H9926 [2AU]
———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]
———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H5817 [4JN]
Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H3581 [17AP]
———prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H10602 [18SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9926 [2AU]
Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]
Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H4503 [7MY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]
———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]
———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8375 [24JY]
Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H7474 [11JY]
Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see H.R. 4259), H11526 [27SE]
———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]
———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H9566 [31JY]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]
Electoral College: constitutional amendment to abolish (see H.J. Res. 180), H6532 [19JN]
Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520, 3708), H5569 [23MY], H7780 [17JY]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3650 [18AP]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H7475 [11JY]
———payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H10602 [18SE]
Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]
FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H1234 [9FE]
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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2086), H4801 [9MY]
Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]
Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H10040 [4SE]
Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H11527 [27SE]
———provide compensation for employees for performance of emergency services during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H1139 [31JA]
Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H2224 [13MR]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H2558 [20MR]
FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1055), H11395 [26SE]
Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]
George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]
Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H8248 [23JY]
———authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H6286 [12JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR], H2950 [27MR]
———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5570 [23MY]
———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H3731 [23AP]
House of Representatives: transition for new Members (see H.R. 3544), H5646 [29MY]
House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H1507 [28FE]
Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]
INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8248 [23JY]
International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H3387 [15AP]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H12175 [28SE]
———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H7780 [17JY]
Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H8375 [24JY]
Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]
Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H8375 [24JY]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H8248 [23JY]
———screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]
Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H6765 [25JN]
———bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7107 [27JN]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H3387 [15AP], H8248 [23JY]
Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H774 [23JA]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3820 [24AP]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]
Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5754 [30MY]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4303 [30AP]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]
NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]
———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]
Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H4647 [8MY]
Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3395), H7108 [27JN]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 180), H6532 [19JN]
Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H1138 [31JA]
———make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H6915 [26JN]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H5754 [30MY]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H4397 [1MY]
Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]
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]
Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3106), H2867 [26MR]
———improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H5299 [20MY]
Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]
Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H11048 [24SE]
Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7533 [12JY]
———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3388 [15AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]
Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H9925 [2AU]
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H331 [5JA]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]
———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H4119 [29AP]
Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H1139 [31JA]
States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11396 [26SE]
———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7780 [17JY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1986 [7MR]
———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2713), H1139 [31JA]
———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H8248 [23JY]
———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H6532 [19JN]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5934 [5JN]
———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]
———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H7780 [17JY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]
———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H6415 [13JN]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]
———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H8094 [22JY]
———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 3245), H6509 [18JN]
———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H1226 [1FE]
———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]
———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3104), H3231 [29MR]
Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]
Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H8598 [26JY]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H8094 [22JY]
U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary (see H.R. 1828), H1636 [29FE]
U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H1986 [7MR]
———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2665 [21MR]
———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H11230 [25SE]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H2867 [26MR], H2950 [27MR]
———revise certain authorities on the management and contracting of provision of health care services (see H.R. 2798), H1986 [7MR]
———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H11396 [26SE]
Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H331 [5JA]
Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]
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), H5753 [30MY]
———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), H894 [25JA]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H124 [4JA], H198 [5JA], H747 [23JA], H781 [24JA]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5188 [16MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6253 [12JN]
Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H198 [5JA]
Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11399 [27SE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6865 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5097 [15MY]
———commemoration ceremony for F-111 aircraft, H9380 [31JY]
Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7313 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H72 [3JA]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7268, H7313 [11JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6865, H6903 [26JN]
Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10047 [5SE], H10201 [11SE], H10330 [12SE], H10440 [17SE]
———remarks relative to teachers, H10572 [18SE]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H10332 [12SE]
Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2491 [20MR]
———funding, H1261 [27FE], H2226 [14MR], H2329 [19MR], H2471 [20MR], H7268 [11JY]
———national policy to improve system, H4439 [7MY]
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5482 [22MY], H5510, H5517, H5519, H5520, H5522, H5523 [23MY]
———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5436 [22MY]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8561 [26JY], H8780 [30JY]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8566 [26JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9745 [1AU]
———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9736 [1AU]
EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6903 [26JN]
ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3105 [28MR]
George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10466, H10468, H10469 [17SE]
Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6853 [26JN]
Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5436 [22MY]
———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]
———shutdown relative to budget process, H72 [3JA], H198 [5JA]
Health: medical savings account programs, H6186 [12JN], H6436 [18JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3495 [17AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2972, H3105 [28MR], H6186 [12JN], H6436 [18JN]
House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3832 [25AP]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4567 [8MY]
Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11104 [25SE]
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2491 [20MR]
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11074 [25SE]
———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H11074 [25SE]
Journal: question of approval, H3173 [29MR]
Medicare: anniversary, H9385 [31JY]
———reform, H5188 [16MY], H5652 [30MY], H6123, H6126 [11JN], H6516 [19JN], H6633 [20JN], H8109 [23JY], H9385 [31JY], H10201 [11SE], H10330 [12SE]
Minimum wage: level, H3495 [17AP], H3584 [18AP], H3705 [23AP], H3827, H3832, H4045 [25AP], H4308, H4314 [1MY], H4567 [8MY], H5065 [15MY], H5385, H5436, H5482 [22MY], H5510, H5517, H5519, H5520, H5522, H5523 [23MY], H7121 [9JY]
NASA: funding, H5681, H5682 [30MY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H4308 [1MY], H8108 [23JY]
Petroleum: floor price, regulatory relief, and tax incentives relative to development of domestic crude oil, H3175 [29MR]
———gasoline tax, H4439 [7MY], H4567 [8MY]
Poolville, TX: grass fires, H1282 [27FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H1144 [1FE], H1400 [28FE]
Public welfare programs: reform, H4308 [1MY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H4535 [8MY], H4660 [9MY], H11399 [27SE]
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5681, H5682 [30MY]
Shelby, MS: designate G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery multipurpose heavy tank training facility, H5097 [15MY]
Taxation: rates, H5652 [30MY], H6633 [20JN]
U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4314 [1MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5065 [15MY]
Votes: position on missed, H2671 [22MR], H6325 [13JN]
Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H754 [23JA]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1982 [7MR]
Special order: granted, H3228 [29MR], H5931 [5JN], H10600 [18SE]
Tribute, H5097 [15MY]
Tributes
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