THUNE, JOHN R. (a Representative from South Dakota)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2726 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4201 [23JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H499 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

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

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

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H5021 [9JY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H8438 [6OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 1342), H1989 [29AP]

———extension of conservation reserve contracts relative to rejection of reenrollment bids (see H.R. 861), H1542 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8834 [9OC]

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

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

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H8439 [6OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H5665 [23JY]

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]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H7528 [17SE]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H7281 [15SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H629 [25FE]

Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators (see H.R. 1461), H2488 [12MY]

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

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1262 [20MR]

———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10172 [6NO]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8929 [21OC]

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9801 [30OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7118 [9SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H7281 [15SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]

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

———constitutional amendment to limit terms, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 2), H287 [4FE]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 632, 2517), H6026 [29JY], H7728 [23SE]

Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs (see H.R. 813), H804 [6MR]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3797 [12JN]

Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (see H.R. 976), H803 [6MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 767), H1611 [16AP]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H4132 [20JN]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9615 [28OC]

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 to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8929 [21OC], H9559 [24OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2490), H9502 [23OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6963 [5SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 1212), H1288 [21MR]

Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1137), H1257 [20MR]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (see H.R. 1688), H3169 [21MY]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 1213), H1288 [21MR]

Roads and highways: funding for States to maintain roads to and across Federal lands (see H.R. 1700), H3169 [21MY]

———provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with large geographic areas but low population densities (see H.R. 1701), H3169 [21MY]

Taxation: treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 803), H588 [13FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8163 [30SE]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H8170 [30SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1264 [21MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: Federal crop insurance program reform, H5673 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5673 [24JY]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), H10900, H10903 [13NO]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2428 [8MY], H2727, H2764 [15MY], H3192, H3194 [22MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3537 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 149), H2693 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), refer bill and veto message to Committee on Appropriations (House), H3635 [10JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3787 [12JN]

BIA: Marty Indian School funding, H9539 [24OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2665, H2668 [14MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H689 [27FE], H707 [3MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4623, H4624 [25JN], H4655 [26JN], H4846 [8JY], H4923 [9JY], H5029 [10JY], H5136 [11JY], H5387, H5388, H5390, H5391, H5392 [16JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6642, H6687 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6687 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3082, H3159 [21MY], H3175 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3725 [12JN]

Cone, Richard and Janet: South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year award recipients, H3551 [5JN]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (H. Res. 176), H4655 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10381 [8NO], E2366 [13NO]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7020 [9SE], H7342 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5112 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9539 [24OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7342 [16SE]

Disasters: assistance to South Dakota, H1309 [8AP], H1868 [24AP], H2428 [8MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8799 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8799 [9OC]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H9002, H9004 [22OC]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), H8848 [21OC]

———national policy to improve system, H2072 [30AP]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H. Res. 139), H8933 [22OC], H9572 [28OC]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (H.R. 1212), E568 [21MR]

Families and domestic relations: impact on national agenda, H1171 [19MR]

FCC: designate certain common carriers as eligible for universal service support (S. 1354), H10808, H10809 [13NO]

FEMA: funding, H2764 [15MY]

Floods: community development block grant funding to flood States, H2693, H2726, H2727 [15MY]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5112 [10JY]

Gingrich, Representative: reimbursement to House of Representatives for ethics investigation expenses, H1624 [17AP]

IRS: restructure, H9044 [23OC], H9712 [29OC]

Journal: question of approval, H8170 [30SE]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (H.R. 1688), E999 [21MY]

Medicare: reform, H2666 [14MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H259 [4FE], H499, H500 [12FE]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, H2174 [6MY]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (H.R. 1213), E568 [21MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7016 [9SE], H7205 [11SE]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9743 [30OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6766, H6769, H6771 [3SE], H9784 [30OC]

Roads and highways: funding for States to maintain roads to and across Federal lands (H.R. 1700), E994 [21MY]

———provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with large geographic areas but low population densities (H.R. 1701), E1002 [21MY]

Small Business Week: observance, H3551 [5JN]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, H707 [3MR]

South Dakota: economic growth, H9712 [29OC]

———timber sales in Black Hills, H4077 [19JN]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H3551 [5JN]

———child tax credit, H6642 [31JY]

———definition of income levels impacted by proposed tax cuts, H5387 [16JY]

———promote construction and rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds, H9072 [23OC]

———provide credits for families, H1546 [16AP]

———rates, H785 [6MR], H1458 [15AP], H1546 [16AP], H2666, H2668 [14MY], H4075 [19JN], H4623, H4624 [25JN], H4846 [8JY], H4923 [9JY], H5136 [11JY], H5387, H5388, H5390, H5391, H5392 [16JY], H6642 [31JY]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H785 [6MR]

———State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees (H.R. 1953), H5856 [28JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9072 [23OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H6642 [31JY]

———treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (H.R. 803), E276 [13FE]

University of Sioux Falls: tribute to football team, E268 [13FE]

WIC: funding, H5673 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H667 [26FE], H697 [27FE], H801 [6MR], H1332 [8AP], H2440 [8MY], H3564 [5JN], H4083 [19JN], H6701 [31JY], H8831 [9OC], H9728 [29OC], H9798 [30OC]

Tables

State allocation of highway funds under H.R. 1701, E1003 [21MY]