SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H1543 [15AP]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H5570 [22JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H8161 [29SE]

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), 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), H2157 [1MY]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: improve access and use (see H.R. 1739), H8929 [21OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 7), H287 [4FE], H805 [6MR]

———create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496), H7599 [18SE]

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

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5570 [22JY]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H9502 [23OC]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H4087 [19JN]

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

Charities: establish antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 1902), H4222 [23JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H9559 [24OC]

Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, programs and software (see H.R. 2657), H9615 [28OC]

———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H8833 [9OC]

———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]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H245 [21JA]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2019), H9502 [23OC]

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]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H7199 [10SE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H3204 [22MY]

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

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1893 [24AP]

———prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H5401 [16JY]

———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H2785 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1631), H3660 [10JN]

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

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H286 [4FE]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4913 [8JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5569 [22JY]

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

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), H6706 [31JY]

Education: 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]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478), H1440 [10AP]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H5177 [11JY]

ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10420 [8NO]

Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 1962), H4085 [19JN]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H8633 [7OC]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H7730 [23SE]

———expand definition of ``special Government employees'' (see H.R. 1966), H4085 [19JN]

———limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H7830 [24SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H5132 [10JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4222 [23JN]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4836 [26JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H524 [12FE]

———clarify standard required for the importation of sporting arms (see H.R. 2734), H9558 [24OC]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H524 [12FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H768 [5MR]

Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 2103), H4835 [26JN]

Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 1000), H1340 [8AP]

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]

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

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H9502 [23OC]

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

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

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1392 [9AP]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H3924 [18JN]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H7528 [17SE]

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

INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 1258), H1893 [24AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8633 [7OC]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H6706 [31JY]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1707 [17AP]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H4836 [26JN]

———Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots Association (see H. Res. 67), H589 [13FE]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H767 [5MR]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7263 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H524 [12FE], H4836 [26JN]

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), H7200 [10SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

———bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H2874 [16MY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H3865 [17JN]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3797 [12JN]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3924 [18JN]

———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H8833 [9OC]

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

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H7728 [23SE]

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

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H4221 [23JN]

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5297 [15JY]

National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: reestablish (see H.R. 132), H725 [4MR]

National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H7199 [10SE]

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

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

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

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H7365 [16SE]

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

Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610), H8834 [9OC]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2295), H6405 [30JY]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H5665 [23JY]

OPM: submit proposed legislation under which group universal life insurance and group variable universal life insurance would be available (see H.R. 2675), H8927 [21OC]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H3070 [20MY]

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

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]

Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H3201 [22MY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H2590 [13MY]

———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H3204 [22MY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9039 [22OC]

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]

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

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H6707 [31JY]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H7830 [24SE]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H725 [4MR]

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

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H5132 [10JY]

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]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1124), H889 [11MR], H3204 [22MY]

———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), H3865 [17JN]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H2351 [7MY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3274 [3JN]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H2351 [7MY]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H670 [26FE]

———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410), H1793 [23AP]

———provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of certain capital assets, provide familiy credits, and phase-out estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584), H2589 [13MY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H8727 [8OC]

———rates (see H. Res. 109), H1391 [9AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743), H3202 [22MY]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H2254 [6MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8300 [1OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231), H8265 [30SE]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H5401 [16JY]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1968), H4085 [19JN]

———treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474), H10768 [12NO]

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

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H3567 [5JN]

———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693, 2723), H5916 [28JY], H9801 [30OC]

Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H392 [6FE]

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

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

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), H1341 [8AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H890 [11MR]

U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146), H3865 [17JN]

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

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4913 [8JY]

Voting: 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), H1262 [20MR]

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

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H4836 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

Members of Congress: payment of salary relative to adoption of a balanced budget resolution (see H.R. 1746), H3203 [22MY]

Remarks

Aviation: bilateral aviation agreement with Japan relative to market and airline access restrictions, H7499 [17SE]

Budget: balance, H3435 [4JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3038 [20MY]

China, Republic of: observance of Peace Day, E307 [25FE]

Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind (organization): tribute, E2004 [9OC]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H8997, H8998 [22OC]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (H.R. 2363), H8997 [22OC]

Families and domestic relations: impact on national agenda, H1170 [19MR]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1364 [9AP]

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 499), H294 [5FE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 102), H4147, H4148, H4149 [23JN]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2141, H2142 [1MY]

National Center for Construction Education and Research: tribute, E2037 [21OC]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, H2262 [7MY]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H1810 [24AP]

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board (H.R. 1553), H4149 [23JN]

Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2141, H2142 [1MY]

Rudman, M.B. (Duke): State of Israel 50th Anniversary Award recipient, E2192 [7NO]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1486 [15AP]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (H.R. 1145), H3250, H3251, H3252, H3253, H3254, H3255, H3256 [3JN]

———rates, H3038 [20MY]

———rates (H. Res. 109), H1531, H1532 [15AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 1325), H1532 [15AP]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, H3725 [12JN]

Tejeda, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 35), H257 [4FE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1566 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, E874 [8MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H624 [25FE], H2487 [12MY], H3474 [4JN]

Tributes

Fox, James M., E1048 [22MY]

Salmon, C. Eldridge, E1055 [23MY]