HUTCHINSON, Y. TIM (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8249 [23JY], H8283 [24JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]

Law enforcement: report deaths of persons in custody (see H.R. 3242), H3386 [15AP]

Taxation: reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see H.R. 3794), H7780 [17JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H8982 [30JY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6765 [25JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4502 [7MY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H10040 [4SE]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H1775 [6MR]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5500 [22MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H8375 [24JY]

Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places (see H.R. 2669), H4902 [10MY]

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

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H4303 [30AP]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H3488 [16AP]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3387 [15AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

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

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———identify violent and hard-core juvenile offenders and treat them as adults (see H.R. 3494), H5299 [20MY]

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

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3581 [17AP]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H9566 [31JY]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6532 [19JN]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H2559 [20MR]

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]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H2123 [12MR]

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

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H2316 [14MR]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H7154 [9JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H4424 [2MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H4504 [7MY]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H3387 [15AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4503 [7MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6006 [6JN]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H6005 [6JN]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1775 [6MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8248 [23JY]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H3231 [29MR]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1325 [27FE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2124 [12MR]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H1325 [27FE]

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR: designate (see H.R. 3877), H8247 [23JY]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H331 [5JA]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H10602 [18SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H10386 [12SE]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H4646 [8MY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2224 [13MR]

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

Medicare: assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H4800 [9MY]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H1715 [5MR]

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

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H10235 [11SE]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H2124 [12MR]

Mining and mineral resources: land exchange between Arkansas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 3088), H2315 [14MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Res. 413), H10041 [4SE]

Native Americans: exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

———status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H90 [3JA]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H9925 [2AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H11230 [25SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6006 [6JN]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H8248 [23JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3388 [15AP]

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), H10108 [5SE]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1636 [29FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H3388 [15AP], H10721 [19SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H973 [30JA]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H4110 [25AP]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H8095 [22JY]

Taxation: excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1716 [5MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see H.R. 3251), H7154 [9JY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 3286), H4424 [2MY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H5935 [5JN]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H2123 [12MR]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

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

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 3356), H10602 [18SE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H7780 [17JY]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5299 [20MY], H5500 [22MY]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6765 [25JN]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H7658 [16JY]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1635 [29FE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H2557 [20MR]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3387 [15AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6041 [10JN]

Remarks by, on

AFDC: funding, H7758 [17JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1944 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7758 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5240 [16MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3251 [15AP]

Correctional institutions: require reports on deaths of individuals in custody, H8283 [24JY]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4468 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5769 [4JN]

———funding, H5240 [16MY]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7549 [16JY]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6899 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8283 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6899 [26JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H1721 [6MR]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5504, H5505, H5518 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9741 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), H11150 [25SE]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4818 [10MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4774 [9MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (S. 1669), E1621 [17SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR: designate (H.R. 3877), H10805 [24SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2523 [20MR]

———English language proficiency requirement, H2523 [20MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7442 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7442 [11JY]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1944 [7MR]

Minimum wage: level, H4310 [1MY], H5440 [22MY], H5504, H5518 [23MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7758 [17JY]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5504, H5505 [23MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4818 [10MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4774 [9MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3503 [17AP]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8771 [30JY], E1891 [1OC]

Votes: position on missed, E632 [25AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3384 [15AP], H6762 [25JN], H11524 [27SE]

Tributes

Talent, Brenda, H5304 [21MY]

Talent, Representative, H5304 [21MY]