FOWLER, TILLIE K. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4201 [23JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H500 [12FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

House of Representatives Page Board, H527 [13FE]

John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Board of Trustees, H3207 [30MY]

Articles and editorials

Clinton and the American Experience in China—Arming the Enemy, Stephen Bryen and Michael Ledeen, Heterodoxy (publication), E1355-E1357 [27JN]

Save Us From the Purists—Some Supporters of Term Limits Have Devised a Tactic at Odds With the Best Reason for Limits, George F. Will, Newsweek (publication), H465 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H1019 [13MR]

Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H8929 [21OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H9039 [22OC]

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), H4132 [20JN]

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]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753), H7365 [16SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]

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), H6799 [3SE]

———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H3660 [10JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488), H7527 [17SE]

China, People's Republic of: increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 2232), H6798 [3SE]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H5022 [9JY]

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

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]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1989 [29AP]

Correctional institutions: prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816), H2785 [15MY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6707 [31JY]

Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179), H5401 [16JY]

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034), H10767 [12NO]

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

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H146 [9JA]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1456 [14AP]

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

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H768 [5MR]

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

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

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1392 [9AP]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H10956 [13NO]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5401 [16JY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H725 [4MR]

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

Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 1989), H4086 [19JN]

———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180), H245 [21JA]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1543 [15AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H4913 [8JY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H524 [12FE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6407 [30JY]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H7600 [18SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

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

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5401 [16JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2254 [6MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H2783 [15MY]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H2590 [13MY]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H768 [5MR]

Medicaid: increase the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 835), H628 [25FE]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 697), H522 [12FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H3274 [3JN]

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

———constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 27), H155 [9JA]

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

Motor vehicles: install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7528 [17SE]

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5297 [15JY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H768 [5MR]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H1289 [21MR]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 2579), H8264 [30SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H4132 [20JN]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H3204 [22MY]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H3070 [20MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3660 [10JN]

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]

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

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3476 [4JN]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H5826 [25JY]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H1340 [8AP]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H8728 [8OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H1392 [9AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H9039 [22OC]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H628 [25FE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

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]

———limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H6918 [4SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2446 [8MY]

Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H7119 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Barefoot Contessa (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1750), H3203 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570), H8160 [29SE]

———ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 2188, 2580, 2647), H5486 [17JY], H8264 [30SE], H8832 [9OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 33), H244 [21JA]

Political campaigns: reduce contributions by nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 569), H284 [4FE]

Motions

China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570), H10147 [6NO]

Referendums

Require candidates and elected officials to show support for congressional term limits or have their refusal printed on the ballot: Maine, H463-H465 [12FE]

Remarks

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4307 [24JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4690 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6661 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6338 [30JY]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H3545, H3546, H3548 [5JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570), H10139, H10140, H10146 [6NO]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4253 [24JN], E1355 [27JN]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H1164 [19MR]

Committee on National Security (House): investigation of sexual misconduct in the military, E481 [13MR]

Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, H4053 [19JN]

Corps of Engineers: shore protection and beach nourishment projects funding, H5757 [24JY]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2392 [8MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4191 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4053 [19JN], H4191 [23JN], H4307 [24JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9603 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3942, H3945 [19JN]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation, H8453 [7OC]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10379 [8NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5144, H5157 [11JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1130 [19MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5757 [24JY]

Gingrich, Representative: reimbursement to House of Representatives for ethics investigation expenses, H1623 [17AP]

Ingram, Robert R.: award Medal of Honor for service during the Vietnamese Conflict (H.R. 2813), H10406, H10407, H10408 [8NO]

Medicare: reform, H6338 [30JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H500 [12FE]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 47), H462 [12FE]

National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5144 [11JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5157 [11JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1499 [15AP]

———rates, H4690 [26JN], H6661 [31JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9064 [23OC]

Tejeda, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 35), H256 [4FE]

Votes: position on missed, E1000 [21MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10951 [13NO]

Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Supercomputers and U.S. Export Control Policy: Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, E1357 [27JN]

Tables

Statewide referendum results in Maine for election held on November 5, 1996, H462 [12FE]

Tributes

Cullen, Jonna L., E1281 [20JN]

Heiser, Michael G., E1053 [23MY]