EHRLICH, ROBERT L., JR. (a Representative from Maryland)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679), H4221 [23JN]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H9614 [28OC]

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

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

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

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

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]

China, People's Republic of: impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011), H4914 [8JY]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H245 [21JA]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

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), H6407 [30JY]

———minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 424), H1542 [15AP]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1170), H1259 [20MR]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2089 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H2157 [1MY]

Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H5488 [17JY]

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

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H586 [13FE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H407 [10FE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5778 [24JY]

FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H9614 [28OC]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1259 [20MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4222 [23JN]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of sporting arms (see H.R. 2734), H10768 [12NO]

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

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497), H282 [4FE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H3476 [4JN]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3924 [18JN]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1392 [9AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1018 [13MR]

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

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2254 [6MY]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H8300 [1OC]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2351 [7MY]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8055 [26SE]

———establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203), H1288 [21MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H1339 [8AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9615 [28OC]

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

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1019 [13MR]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H4087 [19JN]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H244 [21JA]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H8438 [6OC]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H2157 [1MY]

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

Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885), H4087 [19JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4132 [20JN]

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

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

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H4086 [19JN]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1989 [29AP]

NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H8834 [9OC]

OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H5487 [17JY]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1795 [23AP]

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

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8834 [9OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H5021 [9JY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9730 [29OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462), H8834 [9OC]

———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. 1124), H3204 [22MY]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H2785 [15MY]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H1258 [20MR]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1707 [17AP]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H3720 [11JN]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H1392 [9AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H4835 [26JN]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410), H1793 [23AP]

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

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 163), H453 [11FE]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H8055 [26SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H2156 [1MY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H349 [5FE]

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

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H3924 [18JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H153 [9JA]

———treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620), H3660 [10JN]

Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H586 [13FE]

U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H669 [26FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

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), H9614 [28OC]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H2157 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Fort Howard Park, MD: transfer certain lands to Baltimore County, MD (see H.R. 1466), H1908 [28AP]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H1017 [13MR]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H586 [13FE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 968), H802 [6MR]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]

Remarks

Aberdeen, MD: National Civic League All-American City award recipient, E1856 [25SE]

Anne Arundel County, MD: anniversary of Republican Women of Anne Arundel County, E347 [27FE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 2005), E1558 [29JY]

Budget: balance, H868 [11MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4611 [25JN], H5993, H5994, H5995, H5996 [29JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3002, H3039 [20MY]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H916 [12MR]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H8586, H8587 [7OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6367 [30JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2047 [30AP], H2132 [1MY]

Joppa, MD: tribute to Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co., E2360 [13NO]

Medicare: reform, H5995 [29JY]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (H.R. 968), H1298 [8AP]

OPIC: funding, H6367 [30JY]

Public housing: prohibit eviction of families relative to community work requirements, H2132 [1MY]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (H.R. 2456), H8584, H8585, H8586, H8587 [7OC]

———capital gains rates, H871, H872, H873, H874 [11MR]

———rates, H3002, H3039 [20MY], H4611 [25JN], H5993, H5994, H5995, H5996 [29JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 902), H870, H871, H872, H873 [11MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, H8584, H8585, H8586, H8587 [7OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4083 [19JN], H4644 [25JN]

Tributes

Carven, Frank, E1558 [29JY]

Knight, Bryan A., E1908 [2OC]

Lacks, Henrietta, E1109 [4JN]

Reynolds, Lloyd, E952 [19MY]

Sargent, Mark, E759 [28AP]

Swanson, Kent, Jr., E110 [21JA]

Sweeney, Owen E., E1007 [21MY]