OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7074 [27JN]
Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4304 [30AP], H4346 [1MY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3536 [17AP]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4643 [8MY]
Conferee: H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H10951 [24SE]
———S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H10531 [18SE]
———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H1618 [29FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: improve access and use (see H.R. 3297), H3730 [23AP]
Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]
Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H7260 [10JY]
Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H5934 [5JN]
Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council: establish (see H.R. 3298, 3880), H3730 [23AP], H8247 [23JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4800 [9MY]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3488 [16AP]
Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (see H.R. 3536), H5646 [29MY]
———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H11396 [26SE]
Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H973 [30JA]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11046 [24SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1986 [7MR]
China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]
Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H1507 [28FE]
Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H1636 [29FE]
Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H3731 [23AP]
———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H3731 [23AP]
Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 3563, 3592), H5817 [4JN], H6005 [6JN]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]
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 Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]
Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (see H.R. 4040), H10174 [10SE]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3588), H10111 [9SE]
Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 3539), H5646 [29MY]
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 employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 1057), H6915 [26JN]
———establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H1245 [16FE]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]
———imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1775 [6MR]
Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]
Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8094 [22JY]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4801 [9MY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2558 [20MR]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H12175 [28SE]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1226 [1FE]
Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]
Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H1325 [27FE]
Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H8557 [25JY]
———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H5647 [29MY]
———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H9706 [1AU]
———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H3650 [18AP]
———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]
Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]
Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10430 [16SE]
Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10236 [11SE]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1636 [29FE]
National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3231 [29MR]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3231 [29MR]
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5570 [23MY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 3177, 4035), H3231 [29MR], H10107 [5SE]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3159), H2866 [26MR]
Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372), H4396 [1MY]
Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H10524 [17SE]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H12271 [3OC]
Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]
Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 3469), H5287 [16MY]
Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H5174 [15MY]
Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11048 [24SE]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3171 [28MR]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1508 [28FE]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H922 [26JA]
———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H3387 [15AP]
———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H1325 [27FE]
———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H1231 [6FE]
———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 4157), H11048 [24SE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implementation of Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report (see H.R. 4028), H11048 [24SE]
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: presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 2891), H4397 [1MY]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3731 [23AP]
Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2665 [21MR]
Essays
I Am Me: Arlene Helderman, E1937
Letters
Proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads: by, E1171 [26JN]
Superfund Program reform: by, H6772 [25JN]
Tribute to Dara Gideos: by, H11333 [26SE]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1484 [28FE]
———price supports for dairy products, H1484 [28FE]
Amtrak: funding, E1216
Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (H.R. 3536), H8048 [22JY]
———prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (H.R. 3267), H8045 [22JY]
———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10537 [18SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), H6047 [10JN]
———authorizing use of grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 147), H2848
———authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 146), H2847
———authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), H6045 [10JN], H6247 [12JN]
———authorizing use of Grounds for Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally (H. Con. Res. 166), H3696, H3697, H3698 [23AP]
———use of Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (H. Con. Res. 150), H4443, H4444, H4446 [7MY]
Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11462 [27SE]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 4133), H11569 [27SE]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), conference report, H11544
Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8731 [30JY]
———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11324, H11326 [26SE]
Deepwater Port Act: amend (H.R. 2940), H10542 [18SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6640, H6672 [20JN]
Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (H.R. 4040), H10548 [18SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7074, H7075, H7076, H7092 [27JN], E1216
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8212 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6777 [25JN]
E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3029), H6048 [10JN]
Economic Development Administration: funding, H8212 [23JY]
FAA: essential air service for rural areas, H11462 [27SE]
———establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2063, H2065 [12MR]
———funding, H7074, H7075, H7076 [27JN]
———installation of Doppler weather radar in certain areas, H10138 [10SE]
———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10133, H10138 [10SE]
———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11456, H11462 [27SE]
Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4774 [9MY]
Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (H.R. 3153), H10776, H10778 [24SE]
Helderman, Arlene: Koochiching County, MN, Right-to-Life Committee and Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life essay award recipient, E1937
Housing: low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6640 [20JN]
L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (S. 1931), H11565 [27SE]
Local government: payments in lieu of taxes program funding, H6672 [20JN]
Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10550, H10551 [18SE]
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8122, H8123 [23JY]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), H8051 [22JY], H11332 [26SE]
———conduct study on mandatory retirement age for pilots, H7092 [27JN]
Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4347, H4349, H4352 [1MY]
———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4336, H4340, H4341, H4347, H4349, H4352 [1MY]
———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), consideration (H. Res. 419), H4332, H4334 [1MY]
Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10780, H10781 [24SE]
Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 3576), H11336
Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), H6050 [10JN]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 3560), H9900 [2AU]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6759 [25JN]
———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9870 [2AU]
Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), H9900 [2AU]
Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: designate (H.R. 3186), H6049 [10JN]
Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (S. 1995), H10549 [18SE]
Superfund Program: funding, H6777 [25JN]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4774 [9MY]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 4042), H11565 [27SE]
Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9891, H9893, H9894 [2AU]
———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9881 [2AU]
Transportation: limitation on interest payments credited to transportation trust funds, H3536 [17AP]
———prohibit financing of transportation programs from general revenue funds, H3546 [17AP]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3505, H3514, H3525, H3527, H3536, H3538, H3540, H3542, H3543, H3546 [17AP]
Votes: position on missed, E1267
W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (H.R. 3535), H11334
Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H755 [23JA]
Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10925 [24SE]
———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), H12146 [28SE]
Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10545 [18SE]
William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 4119), H11567 [27SE]
William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (H.R. 3572), E1137
William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA: designate (H.R. 3364), H6049 [10JN]
Tributes
Gideos, Dara, H11333 [26SE]
Jones, Richard W., E1865
Schloss, Laura, E945
Shuster, Representative, H3547 [17AP]
Youmans, Erla, H11326 [26SE]