BAKER, BILL (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H1618 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

California: enhance water quality and supply (see H.R. 4048), H10235 [11SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Ecology and environment: development and use of new environmental monitoring technology (see H.R. 3906), H8557 [25JY]

Missouri (U.S.S.): transfer to U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial, San Francisco, CA (see H.R. 4066), H10385 [12SE]

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

Refuse disposal: funding for dredged material disposal relative to wetlands (see H.R. 3152), H2713 [22MR]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Res. 469), H7107 [27JN]

Taxation: treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4169), H11229 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5380 [21MY], H7107 [27JN]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H6532 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———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]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6414 [13JN], H6509 [18JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

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 Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6286 [12JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H1232 [6FE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

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]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4503 [7MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H7780 [17JY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H5500 [22MY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H10767 [23SE]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H10236 [11SE]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H2467 [19MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

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

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1139 [31JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2896), H973 [30JA]

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), H3388 [15AP]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 3936), H9705 [1AU]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

———treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H4800 [9MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5288 [16MY]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 3889), H10108 [5SE]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of unearned income (see H.R. 3042), H4503 [7MY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H3650 [18AP]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3387 [15AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Documents

Treatment of Dept. of Energy Employees at Nuclear Defense Facilities, E501 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1484 [28FE]

———price supports for dairy products, H1484 [28FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6169 [11JN]

Budget: balance, H95 [4JA], H3652, H3653 [19AP]

———deficit, H3584 [18AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H3652, H3653 [19AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382 [31JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12030 [28SE]

———tribute to Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, E1638 [18SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed, H12030 [28SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E1509 [4SE]

———elections, E378 [19MR]

———observance of National Day, E1509 [4SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), E378 [19MR]

Collier, Michael and Connie: Lafayette, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipients, E1821 [30SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3295 [15AP]

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, H3652 [19AP], H3656 [22AP], H3738 [24AP]

Dept. of Energy: restructuring of workforce at nuclear defense facilities, E500 [29MR]

Diablo Valley College: observance of Law Day, E556 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: development and use of new environmental monitoring technology (H.R. 3906), E1381 [25JY]

Edwards, Trent: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Medal for Extraordinary Heroism recipient, E770 [10MY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5509 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: reelection campaign efforts by White House staff, H4806 [10MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination, H6169 [11JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2387 [19MR]

Livermore, CA: anniversary of First Presbyterian Church of Livermore, E118 [31JA]

———anniversary of Livermore Public Library, E1759 [27SE]

———tribute to public schools, E123 [1FE]

Medicare: reform, H5939 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5509 [23MY]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4339, H4340 [1MY]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E672 [1MY]

———tribute to General Electric Vallecitos Nuclear Center, E1677 [24SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382 [31JY]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Alacosta Tri-Valley Tigers (baseball team), E1507 [4SE]

Taxation: rates, H3495 [17AP], H10605 [19SE]

———treatment of computer software (H.R. 4169), E1710 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3654 [19AP], H6411 [13JN], H10018 [4SE]

Tributes

Bras, Jack, E1394 [29JY]

Deardorff, Mel, E530 [16AP]

McConnell, Marion, E1310 [17JY]

Nash, John W. (Jack), E84 [25JA]

Nunes, James R., E435 [22MR], E811 [15MY], E893 [23MY]

O'Connor, Daniel J., E221 [28FE]

Pence, Bill, E1561 [11SE]

Peterson, Phyllis L., E4 [3JA]

Pitkin, Russell F., E133 [1FE]

Sweeney, James J., E612 [24AP]

Viera, Lucy C., E259 [29FE]