RIGGS, FRANK (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2919 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5022 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H5918 [28JY], H6027 [29JY], H6799 [3SE], H6940 [5SE], H7146 [10SE], H7376, H7382 [17SE]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H10956 [13NO]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

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

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H2351 [7MY]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H3476 [4JN]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H7263 [11SE]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H669 [26FE]

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

———restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see H.R. 1407), H1793 [23AP]

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]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2157 [1MY]

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

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

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H6707 [31JY]

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]

California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133), H143 [9JA]

———pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 858), H725 [4MR]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3720 [11JN]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H1703 [17AP]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H7365 [16SE]

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H4647 [25JN]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H1892 [24AP]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5132 [10JY]

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]

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

Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact with corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070), H7365 [16SE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H4222 [23JN]

———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H3924 [18JN]

———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]

———provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases (see H.R. 520), H1187 [19MR]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]

———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 727), H1715 [21AP]

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

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H5177 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H2089 [30AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H5297 [15JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H6918 [4SE]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H3566 [5JN]

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

Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H1893 [24AP]

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

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H7830 [24SE]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (see H.R. 2614), H9559 [24OC]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 2223), H7730 [23SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1385), H1909 [28AP]

———prevent service performed by a person committed to a penal institution from being treated as employment for unemployment compensation purposes (see H.R. 562), H725 [4MR]

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

———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), H142 [9JA]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H7263 [11SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H7199 [10SE]

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H143 [9JA]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 1252), H1795 [23AP]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H5916 [28JY]

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

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), H9039 [22OC]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H670 [26FE]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H4339 [24JN]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1040 [17MR]

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

Health: 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: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H6963 [5SE]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H5826 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

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), H950 [12MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H245 [21JA]

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]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H9502 [23OC]

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9559 [24OC]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1988 [29AP]

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

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Medicare: protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H3274 [3JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3), 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), H700 [27FE]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843), H3659 [10JN]

———manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H7199 [10SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H669 [26FE]

NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7199 [10SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183), H8054 [26SE]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H9801 [30OC]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H145 [9JA]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H3274 [3JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H3568 [5JN]

Refuse disposal: provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood control projects (see H.R. 2741), H10768 [12NO]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H10768 [12NO]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7199 [10SE]

Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1018 [13MR]

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), H8300 [1OC]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H725 [4MR]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

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

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H152 [9JA]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H6918 [4SE]

———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]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1542 [15AP]

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

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H2351 [7MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H700 [27FE]

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

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

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

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1743), H1892 [24AP], H3477 [4JN]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H889 [11MR]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H2091 [30AP]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 494), H725 [4MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H169 [20JA]

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

———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H3567 [5JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1795 [23AP]

———treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620), H3569 [5JN]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H889 [11MR]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1364), H1704 [17AP]

———prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose certain information (see H.R. 1244), H1338 [8AP]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H7119 [9SE]

Transportation: 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]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H768 [5MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), 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), H1890 [24AP]

———guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H2156 [1MY]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H392 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see H.R. 79), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Courts: constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (see H.J. Res. 74), H1988 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: include in a special use permit relative to Humboldt Nursery a provision allowing the permittee to use Government-owned farming and related equipment at the nursery (see H.R. 2126), H5021 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]

———prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074), H10954 [13NO]

Education: improve and expand charter schools (see H.R. 2616), H8438 [6OC]

———vocational education funding (see H.R. 1853), H3659 [10JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 2746), H9501 [23OC], H9613 [28OC]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 2357), H6705 [31JY]

———determination of tip credits relative to State and local laws (see H.R. 1485), H1988 [29AP]

FAA: prohibit closing of certain flight service stations (see H.R. 1454, 2790), H1891 [24AP], H9865 [31OC]

Forest Service: reduce costs and improve efficiency by contracting out certain tasks related to the planning and implementation of National Forest System programs and projects (see H.R. 2127), H5021 [9JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1818), H3567 [5JN]

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

Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 262), H147 [9JA]

Taxation: reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612), H2679 [14MY]

Letters

Federal acquisition of Headwaters Forest: by, H3015 [20MY]

Working Families Flexibility Act: Sheldon E. Steinbach, American Council on Education, H1127 [19MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: export programs, E783 [29AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5718, H5721 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2718 [15MY], H2861 [16MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 146), H2605 [14MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6644 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3015 [20MY]

California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (H.R. 79), H3237 [3JN]

California Coastal Ranges Biosphere Reserve: designation status, H8557, H8558 [7OC]

Children and youth: summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2849, H2850 [16MY]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): permission to file report, H8807 [9OC]

Congress: moral and religious influences on the legislative process, H78 [9JA]

Correctional institutions: housing of juveniles with adults, H5205 [15JY]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2331 [7MY], H5203 [15JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5718, H5721 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7334, H7337, H7339 [16SE]

———prohibit sanctions of public educational institutions relative to enforcement of preference or affirmative action admissions plans, H7382 [17SE]

———prohibit State sanctions relative to special education services for certain adult prisoners under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, H7376, H7378 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5102, H5109, H5117 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9533 [24OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6884, H6890 [4SE], H6934, H6940, H6941 [5SE], H6996 [8SE], H7135, H7137, H7146, H7153, H7155, H7165, H7167 [10SE], H7334, H7337, H7339 [16SE], H7374, H7376, H7378, H7382 [17SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8782, H8796 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8796 [9OC]

———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8782 [9OC]

Dollar, Jackie O'Connor: Head Start-Johnson & Johnson Excellence in Management Award recipient, E1387 [10JY]

Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7135, H7137 [10SE]

———distribution of vocational education funding relative to income and population density, H5430 [17JY]

———improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9824, H9826 [31OC]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (H.R. 2614), H10393 [8NO]

———national policy to improve system, H6884 [4SE], H7146, H7153, H7155, H7165, H7167 [10SE], H9484 [23OC]

———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6996 [8SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5415, H5430, H5439 [17JY], H5532, H5536, H5537, H5538 [22JY], E1169 [10JN]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5439 [17JY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H9484 [23OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9824, H9826 [31OC]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2807, H2849, H2850, H2855 [16MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1126 [19MR]

Eureka, CA: use of pepper spray by police to remove protesters from district office, H9840 [31OC]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5102, H5109 [10JY]

Headwaters Forest: Federal acquisition of lands, H3015 [20MY], H5117 [10JY], H9533 [24OC]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H9833 [31OC]

Humboldt County, CA: anniversary of Eureka Rescue Mission and Family Shelter, E1832 [24SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6934 [5SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2535 [13MY], E60 [7JA]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5195, H5203, H5205, H5208, H5210 [15JY]

Loleta, CA: anniversary, E1388 [10JY]

Nelson, Sue: Windsor, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1507 [24JY]

Older Americans Act: funding, H6940, H6941 [5SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5532 [22JY], H6890 [4SE], H6925, H6926 [5SE], H7146 [10SE], H8799 [9OC]

Prarie View A&M University: tribute to center for the study and prevention of juvenile crime and delinquency, H5208 [15JY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8557, H8558 [7OC]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9053 [23OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H6644 [31JY]

Vocational education: use of on-site workforce coordinators to work with local business communities to determine curriculums, H5536, H5537 [22JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1279 [21MR], H3599 [10JN], H3693 [11JN], H5139 [11JY]

WIC: funding, H2498 [13MY], H2605 [14MY], H2718 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4909 [8JY]

Special order: granted, H38 [7JA], H278 [4FE], H1332 [8AP], H1710 [21AP], H3922 [18JN], H9557 [24OC], H9728 [29OC]

Tributes

Rathbone, Jim, E161 [5FE]

Suard, Nicole S., E1773 [17SE]