BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)

Articles and editorials

New Gasoline Formula Is Fueling Air-Pollution Decline—It Dramatically Cuts Smoggy Day Numbers, Steve LaRue, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E196 [10FE]

Scientist Hailed for Saving Dolphins, Steve La Rue, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, H3134 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 130), H143 [9JA]

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H9730 [29OC]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

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]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H3568 [5JN]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9801 [30OC]

Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 2500), H10956 [13NO]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H4835 [26JN]

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), H154 [9JA]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H6406 [30JY]

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

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H2590 [13MY]

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

Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328), H3864 [17JN], H6703 [31JY]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H3070 [20MY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1018 [13MR]

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]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5401 [16JY]

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

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H3476 [4JN]

———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H3660 [10JN]

———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]

Crime: Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 727), H709 [3MR]

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H804 [6MR]

———assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805), H890 [11MR]

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

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

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]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1062), H1289 [21MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1339 [8AP]

———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]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9502 [23OC]

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

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H3720 [11JN]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782), H6963 [5SE]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8), H629 [25FE], H7263 [11SE]

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), H3203 [22MY]

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: 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]

———improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419), H1794 [23AP]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H3169 [21MY]

———classification and performance standards for devices (see H.R. 1527), H3204 [22MY]

———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]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1340 [8AP]

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

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H3169 [21MY]

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H3274 [3JN]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8834 [9OC]

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

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H6918 [4SE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H6963 [5SE]

Immigration: reform naturalization process and clarify procedures for investigating criminal background of applicants relative to certain benefits (see H.R. 2837), H10170 [6NO]

INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 1258), H1391 [9AP]

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), H347 [5FE]

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H589 [13FE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H152 [9JA]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9039 [22OC]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H146 [9JA]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H1543 [15AP]

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

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3203 [22MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H524 [12FE]

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

———constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 5), H154 [9JA]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170), H4086 [19JN]

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

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H286 [4FE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H6963 [5SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 1776, 1777), H393 [6FE], H3475 [4JN]

Postal Service: regulation of solicitation of contributions by veterans' organizations on postal property (see H.R. 37), H4132 [20JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H3203 [22MY]

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), H701 [27FE]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]

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), H3204 [22MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336), H245 [21JA]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H3274 [3JN]

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), H5021 [9JY]

———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]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 43), H3274 [3JN]

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

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

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1989 [29AP]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H5401 [16JY]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1187 [19MR]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H453 [11FE]

———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 all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H9730 [29OC]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10421 [8NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H7911 [25SE]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1258 [20MR]

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

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H10768 [12NO]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]

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), H3203 [22MY]

———strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 2034), H4645 [25JN]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 204), H145 [9JA]

———increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 970), H802 [6MR]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1261 [20MR]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H669 [26FE]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H3274 [3JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H3274 [3JN]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H628 [25FE]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484), H5826 [25JY]

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

———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]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 2374), H8929 [21OC]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H3204 [22MY]

Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7263 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H392 [6FE]

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

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963), H802 [6MR]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H346 [5FE]

Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission standards (see H.R. 8), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Taxation: employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu of nontaxable parking benefits (see H.R. 1713), H3201 [22MY]

Letters

Suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency: Jim Dorcy, H9646 [29OC]

Remarks

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (H.R. 630), E196 [10FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), H8100 [29SE]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H4117 [20JN], H6892, H6895 [4SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4573 [25JN]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (H.R. 7), H7354, H7355 [16SE], H8119 [29SE], H8692 [8OC], H8984 [22OC]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination (H.R. 963), E411 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4117 [20JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H6892, H6895 [4SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7476 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Railroad Loan Guarantee Program funding, H5647 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5647 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7785 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9645 [29OC]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H9478 [23OC]

———eliminate illegal alien amnesty program, H9478 [23OC]

———extend program allowing immigrants to renew status based on family relationship or employment opportunity while remaining in the country, H8100 [29SE]

———obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9645 [29OC]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3129, H3133 [21MY]

IRS: requirements relative to printing of Social Security numbers on certain mailings, H7476 [17SE]

La Jolla, CA: tribute to La Jolla Business Improvement District, E2377 [13NO]

Mexico: cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico on drug enforcement efforts, H3174 [22MY]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H977 [13MR]

NOAA: Climate Research Program funding, H7785 [24SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1491 [15AP]

Wilson, David F. (Bud): election as president of Independent Insurance Agents of America (organization), E1597 [1AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7829 [24SE], H8158 [29SE], H8435 [6OC], H8923 [21OC], H9499 [23OC]