NEY, ROBERT W. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3593 [10JN], H3704 [11JN]

Appointments

Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H923 [12MR]

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

Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel, H596 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H5296 [15JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 725), H523 [12FE]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1338 [8AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H670 [26FE]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H3798 [12JN]

———improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H2157 [1MY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H3170 [21MY]

Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H1289 [21MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

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]

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), H3274 [3JN]

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

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6707 [31JY]

Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see H.R. 2862), H10171 [6NO]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H590 [13FE]

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

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H1795 [23AP]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H3070 [20MY]

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]

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

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H702 [27FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H4836 [26JN]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1340 [8AP]

Correctional institutions: prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities to increase their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 792), H587 [13FE]

———prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H348 [5FE]

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816), H1289 [21MR]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H156 [9JA]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H5297 [15JY]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H524 [12FE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4836 [26JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H2254 [6MY]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H700 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806), H3567 [5JN]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5826 [25JY]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10957 [13NO]

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), H452 [11FE]

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), H5401 [16JY]

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

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622, 1005), H142 [9JA], H887 [11MR], H3070 [20MY]

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

Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute laws (see H. Res. 220), H6963 [5SE]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H143 [9JA]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1823), H7911 [25SE]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H525 [12FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H9559 [24OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4836 [26JN]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1339 [8AP]

———applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H7911 [25SE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H244 [21JA]

———repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147), H1456 [14AP]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1909 [28AP]

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

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289), H768 [5MR]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H7830 [24SE]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 2509), H7600 [18SE]

———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6703 [31JY]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H3924 [18JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H3798 [12JN]

FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks (see H.R. 2119), H5020 [9JY]

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 22), H588 [13FE]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H702 [27FE]

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

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H948 [12MR]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H1795 [23AP]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H6798 [3SE]

Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see H.R. 217), H3720 [11JN]

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. 80), H285 [4FE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2), H589 [13FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1289 [21MR]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H629 [25FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6962 [5SE]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H1909 [28AP]

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]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

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

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9801 [30OC]

Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2766), H9729 [29OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H1259 [20MR]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H349 [5FE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H1261 [20MR], H1339 [8AP]

Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Local government: provide for greater local input in transportation planning (see H.R. 1799), H5916 [28JY]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H1340 [8AP]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H4339 [24JN]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912), H10957 [13NO]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H285 [4FE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1893 [24AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1892 [24AP]

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

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1392 [9AP]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1392 [9AP]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 78), H2874 [16MY]

NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 897), H1340 [8AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H1892 [24AP]

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

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H590 [13FE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2446 [8MY]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H766 [5MR]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H702 [27FE]

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

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 55), H1289 [21MR]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H1795 [23AP]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1989 [29AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H1112 [18MR]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1795 [23AP]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2351 [7MY]

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), H589 [13FE]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H453 [11FE]

———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H150 [9JA], H699 [27FE]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H1795 [23AP]

Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on receipt of out of State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346), H2091 [30AP]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 1358), H3070 [20MY]

States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6799 [3SE]

Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H589 [13FE]

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]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H7911 [25SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H348 [5FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3070 [20MY]

———deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644), H590 [13FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H1338 [8AP]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H3924 [18JN]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H2091 [30AP]

———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7911 [25SE]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H9800 [30OC]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H1892 [24AP]

———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), H2254 [6MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H8054 [26SE]

———treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small businesses (see H.R. 1565), H8833 [9OC]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H4339 [24JN]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H2157 [1MY]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H9730 [29OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H669 [26FE]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2723), H10957 [13NO]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H1611 [16AP]

Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. Res. 15), H348 [5FE]

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]

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), H1340 [8AP]

———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146), H3070 [20MY]

Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H9866 [31OC]

———authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H5487 [17JY]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4339 [24JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44), H7911 [25SE]

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: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H5570 [22JY]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H3070 [20MY]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 826), H628 [25FE]

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

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248), H1339 [8AP]

Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1467), H1908 [28AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3479 [5JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9041 [23OC]

Remarks

Bellaire, OH: anniversary of Lions Club, E984 [20MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (H. Con. Res. 134), H7301 [16SE]

———use of the rotunda to confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status on Bob Hope (S. Con. Res. 56), H9046 [23OC]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 85), H777 [6MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 85), H777 [6MR]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 129), H2101 [1MY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3593, H3594 [10JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7874 [25SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H894 [12MR]

EPA: air quality standards, H1345 [9AP]

———ozone regulations and standards, H676 [27FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H4076 [19JN], H5409 [17JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to countries providing landing rights to Libyan aircraft, H3593, H3594 [10JN]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8260 [30SE]

House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 112), H1552 [16AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2042 [30AP]

Keyser, Kay: Ohio Teacher of the Year nominee, E2016 [21OC]

Niekro, Phil: induction into Baseball Hall of Fame, E739 [24AP]

Office of U.S. Trade Representative: increase funding to research and study laws affected by trade negotiations, H7874 [25SE]

Shadyside, OH: tribute to Odyssey of the Mind team, E1379 [9JY]

St. Clairsville, OH: tribute to Tri-State Christian Day Care and Preschool Center, E983 [20MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5983 [29JY], E1815 [22SE]

Wallace, Kathy: Ree Cook-Reiter Women's Center Woman of the Year award recipient, H9042 [23OC], E1969 [8OC]

Zoar, OH: tribute to Project Pride, H1114 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2166 [5MY], H2252 [6MY], H4083 [19JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 22, German discrimination against members of minority religious groups, E2286 [9NO]

Tributes

Closser, Tom, H5134 [11JY]

Fellabaum, Eddie and Betty, E2020 [21OC]

Fregiato, Frank, E1354 [27JN]

Lesher, Richard L., E1640 [3SE]

Lewis, Linton, E854 [6MY]

McBane, Ralph W., E1672 [5SE]

Minder, Joseph, E1377 [9JY]

Peters, Gerald R., E2017 [21OC]

Priest, Cathy, H2245 [6MY]

Pyrovolikos, Vasilios, E1191 [11JN]

Schubert, Chad W., E737 [24AP]

Simmons, Gertrude, E2109 [28OC]