BURR, RICHARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act, H8978 [22OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H8929 [21OC]

———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H587 [13FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

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

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [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]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H890 [11MR]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H669 [26FE]

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

———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H5664 [23JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5132 [10JY]

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]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H2445 [8MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H9730 [29OC]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H3204 [22MY]

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), H8833 [9OC]

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

———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503), H2255 [6MY]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]

———increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5177 [11JY]

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

———recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10421 [8NO]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1794 [23AP]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5297 [15JY]

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

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H3202 [22MY]

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), H3203 [22MY]

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H7730 [23SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

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), H4836 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419), H1794 [23AP]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H6918 [4SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H889 [11MR]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1795 [23AP]

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

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

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

Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H6918 [4SE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H9614 [28OC]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

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

———improve regulation of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2298), H6405 [30JY], H6797 [3SE]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H6798 [3SE]

Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, NC: designate (see H.R. 2379), H8265 [30SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8727 [8OC]

———clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H8834 [9OC]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6406 [30JY]

Investments: permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 834), H6962 [5SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

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

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8929 [21OC]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H3203 [22MY]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H286 [4FE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H3797 [12JN]

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

———constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 6), H590 [13FE]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H950 [12MR]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5487 [17JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3204 [22MY]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 968), H802 [6MR]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H4913 [8JY]

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. 767), H890 [11MR]

———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]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1707 [17AP]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3274 [3JN]

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), H7263 [11SE]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H767 [5MR]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 146), H2351 [7MY]

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

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), H286 [4FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H453 [11FE]

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

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H4132 [20JN]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990), H10957 [13NO]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H10768 [12NO]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H3070 [20MY]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H9559 [24OC]

———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H6917 [4SE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10421 [8NO]

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

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H1112 [18MR]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H669 [26FE]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H5826 [25JY]

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

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

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H152 [9JA]

Transportation: 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), H1112 [18MR]

Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H9559 [24OC]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484), H349 [5FE]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H702 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 1411), H1793 [23AP]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1017 [13MR]

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

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H802 [6MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

Letters

Pharmaceutical and biological prescription drug industries user fees: Donna E. Shalala, Dept. of HHS, H10887 [13NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5696 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5696 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 232), H8384 [6OC]

Dept. of HHS: State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7045 [9SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7045 [9SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1114 [19MR]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8476 [7OC]

———modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 196), H10886, H10887 [13NO]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (H.R. 659), H2009 [30AP]

Journal: question of approval, H5247 [15JY]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (H.R. 968), H1298 [8AP]

Point of order, H5686 [24JY]

Totten, Tony C.: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind Employee of the Year award recipient, E1375 [8JY]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1561, H1562 [16AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5775 [24JY]

Summaries

Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization Performance Goals and Procedures, H10887-H10889 [13NO]

Tributes

Boles, Billy J., E289 [13FE]

Dudley, Joe L., Sr., E874 [8MY]

Rogers, Tom, H5807 [25JY]