PARKER, MIKE (a Representative from Mississippi)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6510 [18JN], H6621 [19JN], H6649 [20JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

———H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, H8573 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H9566 [31JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2123 [12MR]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2559 [20MR]

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

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

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

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938), H187 [4JA]

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

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

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

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H4397 [1MY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10174 [10SE]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H5380 [21MY]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7658 [16JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H6915 [26JN]

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]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1226 [1FE]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H10236 [11SE]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H5174 [15MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2224 [13MR]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H5501 [22MY]

House of Representatives: establish disclosure requirements relative to franked mail (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

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

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), H3231 [29MR]

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), H5935 [5JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H5299 [20MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H3488 [16AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1138 [31JA]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H6765 [25JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H10721 [19SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H7533 [12JY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7658 [16JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3650 [18AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H8248 [23JY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240), H1138 [31JA]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6765 [25JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H2665 [21MR]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H1507 [28FE]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5288 [16MY]

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

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: designate certain locks and dams (see H.R. 3432), H4800 [9MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H7260 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Appropriations (House): election (see H. Res. 382), H2316 [14MR]

Remarks by, on

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5227 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6621, H6622, H6623, H6624 [19JN], H6649, H6650 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7678 [17JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3109 [28MR]

Housing: low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6621, H6622, H6623, H6624 [19JN], H6649, H6650 [20JN]

National Day of Prayer: observance, E685 [1MY]

Point of order, H7678 [17JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Appropriations (House): election (H. Res. 382), H2305 [14MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 382, election to the Committee on Appropriations (House), H2305 [14MR]

Tributes

Griffin, Larry E., E1069 [12JN]

Millican, David, E1044 [10JN]

Rayborn, Sherrod, E582 [19AP]