TALENT, JAMES M. (a Representative from Missouri)
Amendments offered by, to
Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10043 [4SE]
Appointments
Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]
Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]
———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Constitutional amendments: limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H2665 [21MR]
Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 4061), H10235 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1775 [6MR]
Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H5818 [4JN]
———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H187 [4JA]
Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]
China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H1986 [7MR]
China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]
———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]
———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H187 [4JA]
Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3171 [28MR]
Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H10236 [11SE]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]
———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]
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), H4303 [30AP]
———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]
Education: parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]
Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H1507 [28FE]
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), H7780 [17JY]
Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H6184 [11JN]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]
Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]
Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, H3819 [24AP]
Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1325 [27FE]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H2466 [19MR]
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), H2316 [14MR]
Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]
Medicare: liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H7475 [11JY]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H1232 [6FE]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]
National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]
Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H12251 [1OC]
Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]
Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H9922 [2AU]
Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]
SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H3650 [18AP]
Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]
———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H1775 [6MR]
World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Foy, Anne Marie, E554
Letters
Federal regulatory issues relative to small business: Tom McCrackin, E930
Schools, drugs, and attention deficit disorder: David Wagemann, E1230
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H11397 [27SE]
Remarks by, on
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members, H9834 [1AU]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7758 [17JY], H7981 [18JY]
Chesterfield, MO: tribute to Parkway Central High School band, E160
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9834 [1AU]
———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11473 [27SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7682 [17JY]
Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6785 [25JN]
Families and domestic relations: illegitimacy rates, H7758 [17JY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7682 [17JY]
History: reenactment of the Lewis and Clark expedition, E814
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4601, H4602 [8MY]
———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4601, H4602 [8MY]
Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H10353, H10354 [12SE]
Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7446 [11JY], E1346
———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7446 [11JY]
Monsanto Co.: National Watershed Award recipient, E1771
NSF: tribute to recipients of Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, E551
O'Fallon, MO: tribute to Fort Zumwalt North Middle School seventh and eighth grade concert choirs, E1098
O'Keefe, Elizabeth S.: National Science Teachers Association Toyota Tapestry Program award recipient, E1203
Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5968 [6JN]
———reform (H.R. 3734), H7758 [17JY], H7981 [18JY]
Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10080 [5SE]
St. Charles, MO: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Award recipients, E1147
St. Louis, MO: tribute to Salvation Army Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program and Community in Partnership Family Center, E1121
Votes: position on missed, E1184
World Organization of China Painters: tribute, E1842
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5149 [15MY]
Special order: granted, H3580 [17AP], H9703 [1AU], H10369 [12SE], H10671 [19SE]
Tribute, H5304 [21MY]
Tributes
Balaban, Leigh, E1615
Barker, Alyssa, E1615
Buckley, Kevin, E1615
Castello, Kathleen, E1615
Emerson, Bill, H6723 [25JN]
Foy, Anne Marie, E554
Givens, Lisa E., E1617
Hufford, Dennis, E1619
Inglis, Sara Meade, H11399 [27SE]
McCabe, Rhonda, E1257
Metzler, Dana, E1615
O'Keefe, Megan C., E1615
Paige, Kathleen, E1615
Schaller, Stephanie, E1615
Slaten, Christopher, E1615