THORNBERRY, WILLIAM M. ``MAC'' (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H675 [27FE]

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

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), H7730 [23SE]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 1326), H1541 [15AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1893 [24AP]

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

———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]

———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H4087 [19JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H7601 [18SE]

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

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 695), H6919 [4SE]

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]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H2255 [6MY]

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

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H4836 [26JN]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]

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

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

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

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H8833 [9OC]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5487 [17JY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913), H724 [4MR]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2883 [19MY]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H2254 [6MY]

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

Firearms: possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H3204 [22MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H1261 [20MR]

———repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147), H4836 [26JN]

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

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H7601 [18SE]

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

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

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3660 [10JN]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8727 [8OC]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H3274 [3JN]

———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), H5487 [17JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H2157 [1MY]

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]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8633 [7OC]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2351 [7MY]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H4087 [19JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H1440 [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. 218), H1909 [28AP]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H3170 [21MY]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H2784 [15MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1706 [17AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3797 [12JN]

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

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1100), H2785 [15MY]

Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H2785 [15MY]

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

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), H1392 [9AP]

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

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8633 [7OC]

Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991), H5570 [22JY]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H7199 [10SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H949 [12MR]

———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

Surplus Government property: consolidate control and utilization (see H.R. 1767), H6407 [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]

———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), H1391 [9AP]

———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), H3070 [20MY]

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

———provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see H.R. 1623), H5022 [9JY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10172 [6NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H7601 [18SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231), H10172 [6NO]

———treatment of dependency exemptions for adoptions (see H.R. 1741), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10768 [12NO]

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

Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10957 [13NO]

———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), H1018 [13MR]

———prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268), H8833 [9OC]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H1891 [24AP]

Congress: treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 1896), H3797 [12JN]

Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 801, 2103), H588 [13FE], H4835 [26JN]

Public lands: disposal of helium (see H.R. 2178), H5401 [16JY]

Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 802), H588 [13FE]

———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H4834 [26JN]

Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution system to transport water from sources other than the project (see H.R. 2007), H4132 [20JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1895 [28AP]

Letters

Use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution system: Elizabeth Cordova-Harrison, Dept. of the Interior, H8069 [29SE]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6339 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2984 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4200 [23JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9604 [28OC]

———safety and management of nuclear weapons stockpile, H9604 [28OC]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2289 [7MY]

Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (H.R. 1476), H8070 [29SE]

Medicare: reform, H6339 [30JY]

Phillips Petroleum Co.: tribute to Philtex plant upon receipt of the National Association of Manufacturers Award for Workforce Excellence, E2084 [24OC]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid relative to sale of arms to People's Republic of China, H4200 [23JN]

Taxation: rates, H2984 [20MY]

Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution system to transport water from sources other than the project (H.R. 2007), H8068, H8069 [29SE]

Tributes

Cullen, Jonna L., H2868 [16MY]