SCHAFFER, BOB (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7130 [10SE]

Articles and editorials

Benson Builds Legacy, Denver (CO) Post, E2156 [31OC]

New Charter School Sets Open House, Sally Hutchinson, Fort Collins (CO) Coloradoan, E2231 [8NO]

Tribute to David Hamil, Mona Neely, Colorado Country Life (publication), E1703 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H3659 [10JN]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 72), H2446 [8MY]

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), H8834 [9OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2785 [15MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

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

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H2678 [14MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of John L. (Jack) Swigert for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 25), H628 [25FE]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7008 [8SE]

China, People's Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization and provide a remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended to the U.S. (see H.R. 1712), H6707 [31JY]

———increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 2232), H6798 [3SE]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H6963 [5SE]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H1262 [20MR]

———require a report on intelligence activities directed against or affecting the interests of the U.S. (see H.R. 2190), H6918 [4SE]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 190), H7119 [9SE]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H768 [5MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H8054 [26SE]

Collective bargaining: clarify use of violence to achieve objectives (see H.R. 2163), H5570 [22JY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H4339 [24JN]

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]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H7911 [25SE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H4913 [8JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H1262 [20MR]

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: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of Education: suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H1706 [17AP]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H3566 [5JN]

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

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

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: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H4133 [20JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H407 [10FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H4086 [19JN], H9865 [31OC]

EPA: 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), H6707 [31JY]

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

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

Federal employees: establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7528 [17SE]

———limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H1542 [15AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2445 [8MY]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H725 [4MR]

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

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

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

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H890 [11MR]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H948 [12MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1542 [15AP]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H8320 [2OC]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H949 [12MR]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8929 [21OC]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 30), H1262 [20MR]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8834 [9OC]

Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6962 [5SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H1262 [20MR]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H6707 [31JY]

———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. 2352, 2438), H6704 [31JY], H7118 [9SE]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3865 [17JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3865 [17JN]

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]

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

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE], H2680 [14MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H10956 [13NO]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 1127), H3924 [18JN]

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]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H4086 [19JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H4086 [19JN]

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 Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H8633 [7OC]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H1019 [13MR]

NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H8300 [1OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162), H1258 [20MR]

———establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661), H8832 [9OC]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H2157 [1MY]

Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 817), H627 [25FE]

Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness areas (see H.R. 1567), H3924 [18JN]

———eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (see H.R. 2458), H7261 [11SE]

Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H4913 [8JY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1795 [23AP]

———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H6918 [4SE]

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

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

Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991), H4086 [19JN]

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), H3070 [20MY]

———support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 65), H3170 [21MY]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H9801 [30OC]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5297 [15JY]

Tariff: live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H6406 [30JY]

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]

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

———allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments which itemizes the allocable portions used for Federal spending (see H.R. 2827), H10957 [13NO]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1542 [15AP]

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

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3476 [4JN]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H950 [12MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H700 [27FE]

———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]

———reduce tax rate for single filers, eliminate marriage penalty and change date for filing of Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 2718), H9501 [23OC]

———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 the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9502 [23OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8834 [9OC], H9039 [22OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1288 [21MR]

———treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1379), H1893 [24AP]

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

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 620), H9559 [24OC]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H244 [21JA]

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

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]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H8833 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and Storage Co. (see H.R. 1309), H1439 [10AP]

Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311), H6406 [30JY]

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

Rocky Mountain National Park: prohibit commercial air tours (see H.R. 2859), H10171 [6NO]

Essays

Educational Benefits of Studying Foreign Languages: Daniel McVicker, E1573 [31JY]

———Malgosia Wilczkiewicz, E1573 [31JY]

———Matthew Weber, E1573 [31JY]

Eulogies

Scherz, Albert D.: David Scherz, E1623 [1AU]

Factsheets

Home-Based Business Fairness Act (H.R. 1145): Committee on Small Business (House), H3440-H3442 [4JN]

Letters

Dream Team Program: Amber Gilmore, E1441 [16JY]

Home-Based Business Fairness Act: Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H3440 [4JN]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China, E1619-E1621 [1AU]

Lists

Declaration of Principles for Liberty Common School, Fort Collins, CO: Randy Everett, E2229 [8NO]

Obituaries

Wright, Norman W.: Baca Weekly (publication), E1977 [8OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1797 [24AP], H5579 [23JY], H7017 [9SE]

Poems

``Desiderata, '' Max Ehrmann, H3892 [18JN]

Prayers

``From My Heart'', Joseph Haefeli, H4606 [25JN]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, E2062 [23OC]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7061 [9SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2685 [15MY]

———balance, H772 [6MR], H3173 [22MY], H3585 [10JN], H3665 [11JN], E1352 [27JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), H786 [6MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4688 [26JN], H4845 [8JY], H4920 [9JY], H5026 [10JY], H5135 [11JY], H5388, H5391, H5392 [16JY], H5670 [24JY], E1394 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6622 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3081, H3157, H3160, H3161 [21MY]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, E1706 [9SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), E1619 [1AU]

Colorado: preservation of forests, E2182 [4NO]

———public welfare programs reform legislation, E1273 [19JN]

Cost of Government Day: observance, E1352 [27JN]

Crime: national and local policies to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse, H1782, H1783 [23AP]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7340 [16SE], H9493, H9495 [23OC], H9781 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5110 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7061 [9SE], H7124, H7130, H7132 [10SE], H7203 [11SE], H7340 [16SE]

Domestic policy: reduce Federal bureaucracy and increase community empowerment, E2152 [31OC]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H9000 [22OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H4324, H4325, H4327, H4328 [24JN]

Education: encourage study of foreign languages, E1573 [31JY]

———high-risk youth programs funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7130, H7132 [10SE]

———national policy to improve system, H2070, H2071, H2074, H2075 [30AP], H6806 [4SE], H7019 [9SE], H7124 [10SE], H7203 [11SE], H9486, H9492, H9493, H9495, H9496 [23OC], E2071 [23OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H9486 [23OC], H9781 [30OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), E2218 [7NO]

Elkind, Mortimer: Dept. of Energy Enrico Fermi Award recipient, E1528 [25JY]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H4077 [19JN], E1664 [4SE]

Families and domestic relations: impact on national agenda, H1167 [19MR]

Farr, William D.: designation as Greeley, CO, City Council Chairman emeritus, E1196 [12JN]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E2078 [24OC]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5110 [10JY]

Fort Collins, CO: construction of horno ovens by Americorps participants, H2863 [16MY]

———opening of Liberty Common School, E2228-E2231 [8NO]

———tribute to Travelli Elementary School Dream Team Program, E1441 [16JY]

Gingrich, Representative: reimbursement to House of Representatives for ethics investigation expenses, H1623 [17AP]

Israel: U.S. policy, E2131 [30OC]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, E1284 [20JN]

Medicare: reform, H1775, H1776 [23AP], H1798 [24AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H489 [12FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), H8411 [6OC]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal, E1297 [23JN]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, H2173 [6MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H6924 [5SE], H8167 [30SE], H8268 [1OC]

———prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, H8268 [1OC]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (H.R. 2608), H8809 [9OC], E2379 [13NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6768, H6771 [3SE]

Roads and highways: establish toll facilities on interstate highways, H952 [13MR]

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

Small Business Week: observance, H3440 [4JN]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H2937 [20MY], H4920 [9JY]

———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), H3440 [4JN]

———definition of income levels impacted by proposed tax cuts, H4079 [19JN], H5388 [16JY], H5581 [23JY]

———rates, H786 [6MR], H1394 [10AP], H1546 [16AP], H3161 [21MY], H3868 [18JN], H3930, H4074, H4075 [19JN], H4324, H4325, H4327, H4328 [24JN], H4688 [26JN], H4845 [8JY], H5026 [10JY], H5135 [11JY], H5388, H5391, H5392 [16JY], H5670 [24JY], H6622 [31JY], H6768 [3SE]

———rates (H. Res. 109), H1530 [15AP]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H786 [6MR]

———repeal estate tax, H1458 [15AP]

———treatment of beer, E1642 [3SE]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, E1394 [10JY]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, E2103 [28OC]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, E2347 [13NO]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1341 [27JN], E1774 [17SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1405 [10AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H801 [6MR], H2348 [7MY], H3474 [4JN], H3794 [12JN], H4083 [19JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Public Welfare Programs Reform Legislation: Colorado General Assembly, E1273 [19JN]

Statements

Achievements at Colorado School of Mines: George S. Ansell, E1426 [15JY]

Foreign Spending: Cory Flohr, E2078 [24OC]

Philosophy of Liberty Common School, Fort Collins, CO: Randy Everett, E2229 [8NO]

Preservation of Colorado Forests: Rob Nanfelt, E2182 [4NO]

Right to Life: Sonni Biundo, E2062 [23OC]

Roles of Federal Government, Local Goverment, and Community Organizations: Krista Kafer, E2152 [31OC]

Summaries

Academic Program at Liberty Common School, Fort Collins, CO: Randy Everett, E2230 [8NO]

Tributes

Ansell, George S., E1426 [15JY]

Benson, Bruce, E2156 [31OC]

Graves, Bob, E1454 [17JY]

Haefeli, Joseph, H4606 [25JN]

Hamil, David, E1703 [9SE]

Putka, John, H2173 [6MY]

Reynolds, David E., E932 [14MY], E936 [15MY]

Scherz, Albert D., E1623 [1AU]

Scott, Kenneth E., E854 [6MY]

Teal, George (Marv), H3891 [18JN]

Wright, Norman W., E1977 [8OC]