COLLINS, MAC (a Representative from Georgia)

Addresses

Dedication of Herman E. Talmadge Memorial Highway: by, E754 [24AP]

Guidelines for Life: Al Henry, E1406 [11JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H4 [7JA]

Articles and editorials

Bipartisan Opposition, Clayton (GA) News-Daily, H10382 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H587 [13FE]

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 92), H6705 [31JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H6962 [5SE]

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H6797 [3SE]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1893 [24AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 7), H154 [9JA], H629 [25FE]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5570 [22JY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H1392 [9AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, programs and software (see H.R. 2657), H9615 [28OC]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

———treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1765), H3273 [3JN]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5177 [11JY]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1989 [29AP]

———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H5132 [10JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H5177 [11JY]

———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H5297 [15JY]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H3924 [18JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

———authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5916 [28JY]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8834 [9OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H6919 [4SE]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H9800 [30OC]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H5664 [23JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2091 [30AP]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H3660 [10JN]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H8929 [21OC]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H890 [11MR]

———limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H7830 [24SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H589 [13FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H4836 [26JN]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H4836 [26JN]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H407 [10FE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1262 [20MR]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 866), H5487 [17JY]

Immigration: create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H8299 [1OC]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H6798 [3SE]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3660 [10JN]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 785), H587 [13FE]

J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see H.R. 1484), H1988 [29AP]

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714), H7601 [18SE]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1340 [8AP]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H7528 [17SE]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H6797 [3SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H146 [9JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1339 [8AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H8300 [1OC]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H6798 [3SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H524 [12FE]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1261 [20MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H8833 [9OC]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H3568 [5JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H6918 [4SE]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8633 [7OC]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H6918 [4SE]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H725 [4MR]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H7528 [17SE]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1033), H948 [12MR]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H3476 [4JN]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H8300 [1OC]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]

———treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474), H7281 [15SE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H453 [11FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373, 2646), H6715 [1AU], H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434), H2446 [8MY]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]

Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H152 [9JA]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H4647 [25JN]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H10172 [6NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3797 [12JN]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3720 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 154), H3069 [20MY]

Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316), H1456 [14AP]

Taxation: treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1968), H4085 [19JN]

———treatment of FAA mandated aircraft maintenance and repair expenditures (see H.R. 1844), H3659 [10JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H395 [10FE], H2683 [15MY], H7121 [10SE]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: National Ambient Air Quality Standards, E1651 [4SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5374 [16JY]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H9522 [24OC]

———labor protection and contracting regulations, H9522 [24OC]

Army: School of the Americas funding, H6742 [3SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4678 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6635 [31JY]

Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (H. Res. 154), H4872 [8JY]

Columbus, GA: anniversary of YMCA A.J. McClung chapter, E2187 [7NO]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10382 [8NO]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7387 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: distribution of surplus parts and materials through electronic redistribution center, H5633 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5633 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7387 [17SE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, E1651 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6742 [3SE]

Fort Benning, GA: Commander in Chief's Award for Army Community of Excellence recipient, H2492 [13MY]

———Presidential Award for Quality recipient, E1828 [23SE]

Griffin, GA: relocation of Dept. of Agriculture experiment station, H5374 [16JY]

Hampton, GA: dedication of Herman E. Talmadge Memorial Highway, E754 [24AP]

Hattiesburg, MS: tribute to Civitan Camp for Citizens With Mental Retardation, E1869 [25SE]

Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), H4233 [24JN], E641 [14AP]

Newnan, GA: tribute to Newnan High School academic teams reception, E1406 [11JY]

Point of order, H7465 [17SE]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax, H4678 [26JN]

———rates, H6635 [31JY]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (H.R. 1968), E1261 [19JN]

———treatment of FAA mandated aircraft maintenance and repair expenditures (H.R. 1844), E1170 [10JN]

WJGA-Radio (Jackson, GA): tribute, E1446 [17JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7909 [25SE]

Special order: granted, H2166 [5MY]

Statements

Civitan Camp for Citizens With Mental Retardation: April Collins, E1869 [25SE]