LEACH, JAMES A. (a Representative from Iowa)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

Financial institutions: reduce paperwork and regulatory burdens (see H.R. 4079), H10430 [16SE]

Taxation: increase contributions for defined pension plans (see H.R. 3965), H9922 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3650 [18AP]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see H.R. 2260), H1138 [31JA]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H3171 [28MR]

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6532 [19JN]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H10040 [4SE]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries (see H.R. 3007), H1715 [5MR]

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), H5288 [16MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H1245 [16FE]

Financial institutions: prohibit removal of certain members of the National Credit Union Administration Board and the Board of Directors of the FDIC (see H.R. 3976), H9922 [2AU]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759), H7154 [9JY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H3387 [15AP]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H6532 [19JN]

Hazardous substances: regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H10108 [5SE]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H11230 [25SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587, 3904), H6691 [20JN], H8557 [25JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1636 [29FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5647 [29MY]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H1226 [1FE]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H6509 [18JN]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

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

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7474 [11JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8557 [25JY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10721 [19SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7658 [16JY]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H10040 [4SE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447), H6691 [20JN]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H90 [3JA]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (see H.R. 2939), H3820 [24AP]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H1508 [28FE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10721 [19SE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5570 [23MY]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12251 [1OC]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H914 [25JA]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H187 [4JA]

———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), H3488 [16AP]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H187 [4JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776, 2778), H1226 [1FE], H1508 [28FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11527 [27SE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H10236 [11SE]

Letters

Comptroller of the Currency regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7689 [17JY]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12093 [28SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5257 [16MY]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters, H12093 [28SE]

———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies, H12093 [28SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4571 [8MY]

Iowa: anniversary of statehood, E1200 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8245 [23JY]

Reports filed

Dept. of HUD Deregulation of Public Housing and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H4108 [25AP]

Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-103), H6508 [18JN]

Public Housing Deregulation and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H1223 [1FE]