CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

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

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

———make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H9039 [22OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H5297 [15JY]

———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: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from Canada (see H.J. Res. 59), H1340 [8AP]

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

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H2255 [6MY]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2680 [14MY]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10768 [12NO]

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), H154 [9JA]

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

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2883 [19MY]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

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]

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]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H2590 [13MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 1342), H1989 [29AP]

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]

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

———demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H2255 [6MY]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H9502 [23OC]

Dept. of Education: suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]

Diseases: 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), H1989 [29AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

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

Education: allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992), H10769 [12NO]

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

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H2156 [1MY]

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

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H8727 [8OC]

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], H7008 [8SE]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913), H724 [4MR]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2785 [15MY]

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]

———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H3660 [10JN]

Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973), H10420 [8NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H805 [6MR]

Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources (see H.R. 2515), H8834 [9OC]

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

Government: 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), H4836 [26JN]

Hazardous substances: 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), H345 [5FE]

———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]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 741), H1440 [10AP]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H6715 [1AU]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10769 [12NO]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H9039 [22OC]

———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H9039 [22OC]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8929 [21OC]

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: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H8265 [30SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3568 [5JN]

Medicare: provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3476 [4JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H3274 [3JN]

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]

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

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8728 [8OC]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 511), H725 [4MR]

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

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

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H1112 [18MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H669 [26FE]

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), H1262 [20MR]

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

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H10421 [8NO]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]

Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 613), H347 [5FE]

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), H3274 [3JN]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H2254 [6MY]

Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462), H10172 [6NO]

———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), H153 [9JA]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H156 [9JA]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H9614 [28OC]

———GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax and lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853), H9614 [28OC]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 1684), H3274 [3JN]

———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]

———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), H6798 [3SE]

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

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7601 [18SE], H9039 [22OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

———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), H6715 [1AU]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1112 [18MR]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

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), H156 [9JA]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H702 [27FE]

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: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H9729 [29OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2254 [6MY]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3201 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 595), H346 [5FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H591 [25FE]

Proclamations

Antioch Baptish Church of Macon, GA, Anniversary: by, H1285 [21MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5698 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5698, H5712 [24JY]

Air Force: anniversary, E2385 [13NO]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2771 [15MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4193 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce loan rate for peanut quotas, H5712 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4193 [23JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9602 [28OC]

———rescind certain funds from Air Force procurement accounts and direct monies to debts incurred at inefficient Air Force bases, H2771 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5108 [10JY]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5108 [10JY]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: introduction of the F-22 aircraft, H1157, H1158 [19MR]

Macon, GA: anniversary of Antioch Baptish Church, H1285 [21MR]

National Agriculture Day: observance, H1191 [20MR]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9737 [30OC]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (H.R. 1719), E1014 [22MY]

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 595), H8095, H8116 [29SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9034 [22OC]

Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR], H1184 [19MR], H1286 [21MR], H8158 [29SE]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, H3928 [19JN]

Lamback, Samuel P., Jr., H3172 [22MY]

Link, Charles D., H5026 [10JY]

Smith, Rondal H., H10772 [13NO]

Young, Peggy, H5133 [11JY]