WICKER, ROGER (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

———H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H8794 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Veteran Instructor Shares Her Experiences in the Classroom, Claudia Hopkins, Tupelo (MS) Northeast Mississippi Journal, E1741 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H8095 [22JY]

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

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H8598 [26JY]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H9925 [2AU]

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), H2224 [13MR]

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938), H6509 [18JN]

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

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2714 [22MR]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

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]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6915 [26JN]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H10236 [11SE]

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H2467 [19MR]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H9566 [31JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H4647 [8MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H9566 [31JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

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), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Firearms: standards for State concealed handgun carrying licenses (see H.R. 3838), H11527 [27SE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

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

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2559 [20MR]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H6915 [26JN]

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H1325 [27FE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H5935 [5JN]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H8095 [22JY]

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

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (see H.R. 3249), H3488 [16AP]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H9566 [31JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H9566 [31JY]

———permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H1507 [28FE]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H1226 [1FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9566 [31JY]

Public debt: provide that individuals entitled to payments from the Government may designate those payments for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3998), H9923 [2AU]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H7533 [12JY]

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

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H7154 [9JY]

Taxation: exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H8248 [23JY]

———minimum State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds (see H.R. 2707), H774 [23JA]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

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

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

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

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H5501 [22MY]

Letters

Prayer in public schools: Abigail Hamilton, E1119 [20JN]

Remarks by, on

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H7195 [10JY]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5979 [6JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11220, H11221, H11222, H11224, H11225, H11226 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5663, H5671, H5672 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (H. Res. 442), H5658 [30MY]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7311 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7626 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8212 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7311, H7340 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7222 [10JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H10115 [10SE]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8212 [23JY]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8114 [23JY]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7626 [16JY]

Hamilton, Abigail: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1119 [20JN]

Health: human embryo research funding, H7340 [11JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7195 [10JY]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (H.R. 3249), H7607 [16JY], E616 [24AP]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8114 [23JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7625 [16JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11220, H11221, H11222, H11224, H11225, H11226 [25SE]

Taxation: rates, H3458 [16AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5297 [20MY], H6530 [19JN]

Tributes

Hopkins, Claudia, E1741 [27SE]