EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5139 [11JY]

Appointments

Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel, H651 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H1542 [15AP]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H3476 [4JN]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638), H392 [6FE]

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

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H804 [6MR]

Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 457), H1018 [13MR]

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

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

———ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195), H9559 [24OC]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H8438 [6OC]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1392 [9AP]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

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

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1989 [29AP]

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

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806), H6707 [31JY]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H286 [4FE]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H9614 [28OC]

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

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10769 [12NO]

Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H5488 [17JY]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H803 [6MR]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H4646 [25JN]

———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487), H2157 [1MY]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873), H4339 [24JN]

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), H768 [5MR]

Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079), H4834 [26JN]

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

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H8438 [6OC]

EPA: authorizing appropriations for research, development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 1276), H1795 [23AP]

———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. 1984), H5297 [15JY]

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

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (see H.R. 1271), H1715 [21AP]

———foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H804 [6MR]

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

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H6918 [4SE]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1017 [13MR]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H8929 [21OC]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H3568 [5JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H5826 [25JY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H6798 [3SE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H3477 [4JN]

Grand Haven, MI: designate as ``Coast Guard City, USA'' (see H. Con. Res. 115), H5296 [15JY]

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

Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 1549), H2350 [7MY]

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

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H4836 [26JN]

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

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

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7199 [10SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H4647 [25JN]

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), H2157 [1MY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H348 [5FE]

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H152 [9JA]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H890 [11MR]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H7118 [9SE]

Local government: provide for greater local input in transportation planning (see H.R. 1799), H6798 [3SE]

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

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2020), H7830 [24SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H524 [12FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1989 [29AP]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H1909 [28AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H590 [13FE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H1989 [29AP]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H589 [13FE]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H949 [12MR]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

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

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H6407 [30JY]

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

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5665 [23JY]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

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

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

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H524 [12FE]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2157 [1MY]

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

NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1274), H1715 [21AP]

———improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H3864 [17JN]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1278), H1795 [23AP]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H7199 [10SE]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1273), H1715 [21AP]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3069 [20MY], H7008 [8SE]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive (see H.R. 351), H150 [9JA]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H9559 [24OC]

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H888 [11MR]

Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 1801), H5778 [24JY]

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

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 1702), H3924 [18JN]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 1733), H6798 [3SE]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H3796 [12JN]

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), H586 [13FE]

———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 nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H9865 [31OC]

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

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H2156 [1MY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H3273 [3JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1401), H1706 [17AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H3204 [22MY]

———provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 1296), H5664 [23JY]

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

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

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2646), H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597), H2679 [14MY]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H670 [26FE]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H4836 [26JN]

Telephones: increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service slamming and require providers of such service to report slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112), H5401 [16JY]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 762), H586 [13FE]

———restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H1440 [10AP]

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]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H6706 [31JY]

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1392 [9AP]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1272), H1715 [21AP]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 1194), H9559 [24OC]

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

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program (see H.R. 1290), H3568 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 30), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923), H765 [5MR]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 922), H765 [5MR]

Taxation: requirements on the percentage of completion accounting method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 25), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (see H.R. 2612), H8438 [6OC]

———State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (see H.R. 2383), H6797 [3SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H813 [11MR]

Questions

National Endowment for the Arts: Ehlers amendment on replacing funding with State block grants, H5148 [11JY]

Remarks

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5878 [28JY], H6002, H6003 [29JY]

———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. Res. 276), H9468, H9471 [23OC]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 129), H2102 [1MY]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1266 [21MR]

``Constitution of the United States of America'': authorize printing of revised edition (S. Con. Res. 63), H10641 [12NO]

Courts: technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (H.R. 764), H10662 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5142, H5143, H5144, H5145, H5146, H5148, H5150, H5151 [11JY]

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), H8255 [30SE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H22 [7JA]

———provide public access to committee documents over the Internet, H22 [7JA]

``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing of revised edition (S. Con. Res. 62), H10641 [12NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5878 [28JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1819 [24AP]

National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5142, H5143, H5144, H5145, H5146, H5148, H5150, H5151 [11JY]

National Science and Technology Week: observance, H1718 [23AP]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3879 [18JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of William D. Phillips for physics, H9567 [28OC]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H1818, H1819 [24AP]

———donation of surplus computers and research equipment to elementary and secondary schools, H1818 [24AP]

``Our Flag'': authorize printing of revised edition (S. Con. Res. 61), H10641 [12NO]

Sandwell, David: tribute to efforts relative to global mapping, H9567 [28OC]

Science: prohibit cloning of humans (H.R. 923), H713 [4MR]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (H.R. 922), H713 [4MR]

Smith, William H.F.: tribute to efforts relative to global mapping, H9567 [28OC]

Taxation: treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, H3219 [3JN]

Votes: position on missed, H5370 [16JY], H8296 [1OC], E613 [9AP], E1780 [17SE]

Wyoming, MI: anniversary of Grace Reformed Church, E827 [5MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3794 [12JN], H4083 [19JN]

Tables

Durations of substantive House of Representatives contested election cases, 1922-1996, H9471 [23OC]

Tributes

Claytor, Helen J., E626 [10AP]

Keillor, Garrison, E38 [7JA]