MONTGOMERY, G.V. (SONNY) (a Representative from Mississippi)
Addresses
George Washington's Birthday Anniversary: Representative Moran, H1250 [23FE]
———Representative Upton, H1250 [23FE]
Shall We Wait and See? Daniel M. Tellep, E355
Appointments
Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]
Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]
Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]
———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H306 [5JA]
Articles and editorials
Executive Action—Army Reserve Unit Guides Reconstruction of Postwar Bosnia, Thomas E. Ricks, Wall Street Journal, H6094
Spending Time With the Kids—Alex Weddington Shares Time With Children From Masonic Home for Boys and Girls, Ida Brown, Meridian (MS) Star, E210
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]
———require that educational assistance programs offices be located within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3036), H1775 [6MR]
Veterans: eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H3170 [28MR]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3119), H2557 [20MR]
Veterans Health Administration: establishment of research corporations at VA medical centers (see H.R. 3285), H3730 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6531 [19JN]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2123 [12MR]
Army Reserves: designate wearing of army uniforms annually on April 23 (see H. Con. Res. 168), H4302 [30AP]
Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 3881), H8247 [23JY]
BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost of living index (see H. Con. Res. 130), H331 [5JA]
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]
———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4902 [10MY]
Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]
China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]
Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H3387 [15AP]
Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H4397 [1MY]
———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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]
———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3658 [22AP]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H9706 [1AU]
Education: establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 4161), H11048 [24SE]
———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]
Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H5299 [20MY]
———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H5647 [29MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 739), H3650 [18AP]
Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (see H. Res. 339), H330 [5JA]
FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7108 [27JN]
———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H8248 [23JY]
Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1226 [1FE]
George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]
Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H8375 [24JY]
———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3488 [16AP]
———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5380 [21MY]
Homeless: reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]
Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 3378), H5380 [21MY]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]
Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]
Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7107 [27JN]
Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H4303 [30AP]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H3171 [28MR]
———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H2665 [21MR]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5501 [22MY]
National cemeteries: clarify eligibility of certain minors for burial (see H.R. 2850), H187 [4JA]
———penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]
National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7474 [11JY]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2867 [26MR]
Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H5501 [22MY]
Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]
Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H2123 [12MR]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H4303 [30AP]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H8248 [23JY]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]
Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7260 [10JY]
Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H4646 [8MY]
Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]
Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9566 [31JY]
Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H2950 [27MR], H10385 [12SE]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H6765 [25JN]
———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H3731 [23AP]
———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H5753 [30MY]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]
———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]
Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]
———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]
———improve administration of life insurance programs (see H.R. 2843), H187 [4JA]
———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4396 [1MY]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H5173 [15MY]
———make permanent alternative teacher certification programs (see H.R. 2868), H774 [23JA]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H2557 [20MR]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4397 [1MY]
———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]
Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission: extend time for submission of final report (see H.R. 3495), H5379 [21MY]
World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]
Bills and resolutions relative to
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669; H.R. 3253), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP]
Letters
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: Senator Lott, S10241 [10SE]
Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act: Independent Budget (organization), H8771
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H1233 [9FE], H1237 [13FE], H1249 [23FE], H1987 [8MR], H2715 [25MR], H3651 [19AP], H4131 [30AP], H4399 [2MY], H5755 [31MY], H5765 [4JN], H6417 [17JN], H6693 [24JN], H7111 [8JY], H9927 [4SE], H10175 [11SE], H10723
Programs
Wreath-laying ceremony to celebrate George Washington's 264th birthday, H1249 [23FE]
Remarks by, on
Air Force Sergeants Association: anniversary, E671
American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7555 [16JY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: tribute to U.S. Reserve and National Guard forces, H6094
———U.S. military intervention, H4112 [29AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5226 [16MY]
Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12123 [28SE]
Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H5056 [15MY]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6460
Dept. of Defense: anniversary U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard, H3717 [23AP]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4930, H4942 [14MY], H5083 [15MY]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9815 [1AU]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H786 [24JA]
———C-130 transport aircraft funding, H6350 [13JN]
———Health Profession Scholarship Program minimum active duty requirements, H5083 [15MY]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5662 [30MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6337
———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11474 [27SE]
———technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 4282), H12131, H12132 [28SE]
Dept. of Labor: State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7235
———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7235
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: administration of personnel compensation and travel, H6813 [25JN]
———authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5770, H5772 [4JN]
———expand services at veterans medical centers (H.R. 3117), E403
———extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), H903 [25JA]
———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7550 [16JY]
———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6898, H6899 [26JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7235
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6813 [25JN], H6898, H6899, H6918, H6919 [26JN]
Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6788 [25JN]
Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S.: anniversary, E1887
Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), H12286 [4OC]
George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10467, H10469 [17SE]
Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9860
———shutdown relative to budget process, H154 [4JA]
House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, E1896
———appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1896
Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4678 [9MY]
———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4678 [9MY]
Mississippi State University: tribute to men's basketball team, H2715 [25MR]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3651 [19AP]
Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H6849 [26JN]
Taxation: treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' reemployment, H9860
Tellep, Daniel M.: National Security Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial Award recipient, E355
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5083 [15MY]
Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7560, H7562 [16JY]
———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (H.R. 3183), E486
———improve programs and benefits (H.R. 3373), H5315 [21MY]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545 [16JY], H12121 [28SE]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8770, H8773 [30JY], H12120 [28SE]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3119), E395
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5312 [21MY]
———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8766 [30JY]
Weddington, Alex: Meridian, MS, Junior Auxiliary Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E210
Remarks in House relative to
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate, H5771, H5773 [4JN]
———designate (S. 1669), H10198 [11SE], E1621 [17SE]
Leave of absence: granted, H10168 [10SE]
Shelby, MS: designate G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery multipurpose heavy tank training facility, H5094 [15MY]
Special order: granted, H911 [25JA], H4394 [1MY], H6114 [10JN]
Tribute, H5094, H5097 [15MY], H5664 [30MY], H5772 [4JN]
Remarks in Senate relative to
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (S. 1669), S10240-S10243 [10SE]
Texts of
S. 1669, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS, S10242 [10SE], H10198 [11SE]
Tributes
Beard, Fred M., E103
Bevill, Representative, H10581 [18SE], H10665 [19SE]
Boorda, Jeremy M., H5263 [16MY], H5292 [20MY]
Browder, Representative, H10581 [18SE], H10665 [19SE]
Clinger, Representative, E1875
Emerson, Bill, H6693 [24JN]
Fields, Representative Cleo, H11386
Gibbons, Representative, H4124
Hall, Thomas F., H10167
Hammerschmidt, John P., H5772 [4JN]
Helterbran, Bettie M., E209
Johnson, Charles W., III, H1240 [13FE]
Leon, Luis, H4131 [30AP]
Lincoln, Abraham, H1240 [13FE]
Morella, Representative, H1233 [9FE], H1240 [13FE]
Roth, Representative, E1883
Schroeder, Representative, E1894
Steed, Billy C., E18
Waite, Mike, E1872
Walker, Representative, E1877