HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (see H.R. 3777), H7260 [10JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1137 [31JA]
Dept. of Defense: exempt from metric system requirements relative to nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3164), H2866 [26MR]
Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 4251), H11526 [27SE]
———treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (see H.R. 3163), H2866 [26MR]
Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (see H.R. 3581), H5934 [5JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H331 [5JA]
———maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]
Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H6509 [18JN]
California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H6006 [6JN]
China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H11528 [27SE]
———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]
———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]
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), H8982 [30JY]
Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1325 [27FE]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]
———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]
Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7154 [9JY]
Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]
Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H10386 [12SE]
FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]
———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]
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), H9925 [2AU]
Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H2224 [13MR]
Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]
Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11230 [25SE]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H1325 [27FE]
Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H1508 [28FE]
Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H4902 [10MY]
Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H7108 [27JN]
Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H11528 [27SE]
Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]
Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]
Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8030 [18JY]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8030 [18JY]
———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H11527 [27SE]
———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H774 [23JA]
Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6765 [25JN]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10721 [19SE]
New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H2714 [22MR]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5570 [23MY]
Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H914 [25JA]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H10525 [17SE]
Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H10108 [5SE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]
Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 3497), H5379 [21MY]
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), H10111 [9SE]
———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]
Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H10386 [12SE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]
———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H5753 [30MY]
Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]
U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H774 [23JA]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2224 [13MR]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H5185 [16MY], H7535 [16JY], H10527 [18SE]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2620
———Market Access Program funding, H6217
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6217
Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, H8338 [24JY]
California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12031
Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area, H12031
———preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (H.R. 2292), H9965 [4SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5093 [15MY]
———Russian Reactor Conversion Program funding, H5093 [15MY]
Dept. of Energy: Environmental Management Program reform, H5093 [15MY]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2889 [27MR]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8338 [24JY]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2537
———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2537
Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (H.R. 3068), H5388 [22MY]
Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11630 [28SE]
Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (H.R. 2518), H9967 [4SE]