GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), H8898 [21OC]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2308 [7MY]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H528 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H8160 [29SE]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H524 [12FE]

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

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H702 [27FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]

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), H590 [13FE]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H10956 [13NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H629 [25FE]

———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 457), H1289 [21MR]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H3568 [5JN]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578), H2589 [13MY]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4836 [26JN]

China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1838, 2204), H3659 [10JN], H5491 [21JY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]

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

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5021 [9JY]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3568 [5JN]

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

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. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———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), H2157 [1MY]

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

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

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), H6706 [31JY]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8054 [26SE]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H525 [12FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H4339 [24JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4836 [26JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H1891 [24AP]

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

Flag—U.S.: protect (see H.R. 1556), H2444 [8MY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H7263 [11SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H7911 [25SE]

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

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1187 [19MR]

Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H4836 [26JN]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8929 [21OC]

———establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see H.R. 2565), H8054 [26SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H524 [12FE]

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

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), H670 [26FE]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 2439), H8727 [8OC]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8928 [21OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5132 [10JY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2446 [8MY]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H6716 [1AU]

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

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]

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

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H725 [4MR]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H3720 [11JN]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H4836 [26JN]

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

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H4132 [20JN]

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

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

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H5826 [25JY]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H524 [12FE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]

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

National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1251), H1795 [23AP]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1019 [13MR]

Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see H.R. 2547), H7910 [25SE]

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

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1135, 1995), H1186 [19MR], H4086 [19JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183), H10956 [13NO]

———require that certain communications contain information relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541), H6798 [3SE]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H4086 [19JN]

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

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8728 [8OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H4086 [19JN]

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]

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

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2157 [1MY]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H2157 [1MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H8055 [26SE]

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

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1258 [20MR]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166), H5778 [24JY]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H6963 [5SE]

Transportation: Federal participation in magnetic levitation transportation technology projects (see H.R. 2341), H6704 [31JY]

———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]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4339 [24JN]

———expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877), H3796 [12JN]

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

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), H6707 [31JY]

Women: research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see H.R. 1579), H2589 [13MY]

Ecology and environment: improve protection of wetlands and watersheds (see H.R. 2762), H9729 [29OC]

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

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

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 472, 473), H243 [21JA]

Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on receipt of out of State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346), H1610 [16AP]

Taxation: application of the deferral percentage test in determining the status of restaurant employee arrangements (see H.R. 1065), H1017 [13MR]

———clarify employment status of certain school bus contractors and drivers (see H.R. 605), H347 [5FE]

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

Remarks

Alaska: limit contracts and compacts for providing certain Indian services, H10805 [13NO]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7060 [9SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4687 [26JN]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), H4941 [9JY]

Centers for Disease Control: pfiesteria research funding, H7235, H7236 [11SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 1578), E907 [13MY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (H.R. 1579), E907 [13MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), H8892, H8894, H8900, H8901, H8902 [21OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), consideration (H. Res. 265), H8884, H8885, H8887 [21OC]

———funding, H5639 [23JY]

———operation and maintenance of foghorns along Lake Michigan, H8901 [21OC]

———relocation of Lake Michigan helicopter rescue unit from Glenview, IL, to Muskegon, MI, H8887, H8894 [21OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8949, H8958 [22OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Railroad Loan Guarantee Program funding, H5648 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5639, H5640, H5648 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7894 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6935 [5SE], H7060 [9SE], H7235, H7236 [11SE]

Eagle Harbor, MI: transfer of Eagle Harbor Light Station to the Keweenaw County Historical Society, H8902 [21OC]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2288, H2305, H2306, H2308 [7MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3733 [12JN]

Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H194 [21JA]

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), H8259 [30SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2142 [1MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6935 [5SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3129, H3131, H3132 [21MY], H6676 [31JY]

Lister, Sara: request resignation as Army's Assistant Sec. for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps, H10774 [13NO]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (H. Con. Res 197), H10906 [13NO]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H975 [13MR]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3877 [18JN]

Native Americans: divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (H.R. 1604), H10804, H10805 [13NO]

NOAA: non-point source pollution control programs funding, H7894 [25SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H8884, H8885, H8887 [21OC]

Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2142 [1MY]

Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade shipping laws (H.R. 1991), H4070 [19JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1505 [15AP]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, H4687 [26JN]

Votes: position on missed, H1144 [19MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1579, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Act, E908 [13MY]