OXLEY, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Attack Culture, Robert J. Samuelson, E445 [12MR]

Reagan Boom, James K. Glassman, Washington (DC) Post, E1698 [9SE]

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]

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

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H3204 [22MY]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]

Armed Forces: maintenance of military personnel in Asian and Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103), H2446 [8MY]

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

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

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

CERCLA: limit funding expended for administration, oversight, support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086), H4834 [26JN]

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: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372), H6705 [31JY]

———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H1392 [9AP]

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), H408 [10FE]

Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 944), H766 [5MR]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7830 [24SE]

———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H1988 [29AP]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H285 [4FE]

Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5020 [9JY]

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

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

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1989 [29AP]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H6407 [30JY]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9730 [29OC]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1340 [8AP]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7119 [9SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]

Education: encourage participation of academic community and private sector in EXPO 2000 (see H. Con. Res. 139), H6705 [31JY]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8161 [29SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H244 [21JA]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H4133 [20JN], H5297 [15JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H2446 [8MY]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2253 [6MY]

———revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (see H.R. 1859), H3659 [10JN]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

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]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2022), H5132 [10JY]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H1611 [16AP]

Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 2840), H10170 [6NO]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H1988 [29AP]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H407 [10FE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3476 [4JN]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 341, 2198), H150 [9JA], H5486 [17JY]

———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), H5777 [24JY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2680 [14MY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2), H1892 [24AP]

Immigration: regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 2172), H9502 [23OC]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H287 [4FE]

Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing procedures for armored car crew members (see H.R. 624), H392 [6FE]

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]

Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6962 [5SE]

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

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

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H6798 [3SE]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H5487 [17JY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8929 [21OC]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

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

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H3720 [11JN]

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

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H2157 [1MY]

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369), H6705 [31JY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H1909 [28AP]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H4836 [26JN]

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

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), H153 [9JA]

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

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

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H286 [4FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10172 [6NO]

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

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see H.R. 656), H407 [10FE]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6703 [31JY]

Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for political and lobbying activities (see H.R. 480), H6798 [3SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H669 [26FE]

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]

Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H8055 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Radio: clarify the authority of the FCC to authorize foreign investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 954), H767 [5MR]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262), H1391 [9AP]

Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1016 [13MR]

Letters

SEC regulations relative to investment advisers: Arthur Levitt, SEC, E516 [19MR]

———Judy Lau, Institute of Certified Financial Planners, E516 [19MR]

World Trade Organization telecommunications restrictions on international investment: by, S1957 [5MR]

Remarks

Bell, Alvin R.: tribute for participation in Center for Civic Education CIVITAS@Bosnia and Herzegovina Program, E1968 [8OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3502 [5JN]

Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (H.R. 1902), E1331 [26JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4254 [24JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8681 [8OC]

Economy: expansion, E1698 [9SE]

Employment: unemployment rate, E1005 [21MY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 688), H1750, H1751 [23AP]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), H822 [11MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2567 [13MY]

Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing procedures for armored car crew members (H.R. 624), H635 [26FE]

Kansi, Mir Aimal: capture of suspect in 1993 shootings outside CIA headquarters, E1319 [25JN]

McComb, OH: anniversary, E1464 [22JY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H960 [13MR]

NAACP: tribute to Lima-Allen County, OH, chapter, H2390 [8MY], E920 [14MY]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (S. 410), E515 [19MR]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1262), H8085 [29SE]

Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (H.R. 1053), E471 [13MR]

Tejeda, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 35), H258 [4FE]

Votes: position on missed, H3192 [22MY], H8740 [9OC], E555 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1286 [21MR]

Tributes

Garlock, Joseph and Patricia, E1694 [9SE]