WICKER, ROGER F. (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6724 [3SE]

———H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]

———H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7654 [23SE]

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]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638), H1040 [17MR]

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), H2444 [8MY]

Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 2500), H10956 [13NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H349 [5FE]

———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), H3204 [22MY]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

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

Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 95), H8438 [6OC]

China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H725 [4MR]

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

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), H2254 [6MY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5401 [16JY]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H5401 [16JY]

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

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H5664 [23JY]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5487 [17JY]

———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H5570 [22JY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10171 [6NO]

Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H3204 [22MY]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H1892 [24AP]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H3070 [20MY]

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

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H7730 [23SE]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9730 [29OC]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H2785 [15MY]

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

———repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655), H8832 [9OC]

Employment: exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their time for occupational opportunity (see H.R. 71), H725 [4MR]

———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), H1262 [20MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H524 [12FE], H3924 [18JN]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H1340 [8AP]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H7730 [23SE]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H2156 [1MY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1392 [9AP]

———limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H803 [6MR]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1018 [13MR]

———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; H. Con. Res. 28), H701 [27FE], H5297 [15JY]

———repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147), H6918 [4SE]

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

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H5826 [25JY]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H5487 [17JY]

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

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1795 [23AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7365 [16SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H725 [4MR]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7365 [16SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5178 [11JY]

Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H701 [27FE]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3169 [21MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1340 [8AP]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H1440 [10AP]

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

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1018 [13MR]

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

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H2351 [7MY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248), H1339 [8AP]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3203 [22MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1261 [20MR]

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), H7528 [17SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3660 [10JN]

National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843), H3659 [10JN]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H6707 [31JY]

———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7528 [17SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162), H2882 [19MY]

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

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H6707 [31JY], H8727 [8OC]

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

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

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H2875 [16MY]

———limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H1288 [21MR]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 55), H1019 [13MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H3169 [21MY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H5401 [16JY]

Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939), H1289 [21MR]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H2446 [8MY]

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

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

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H2785 [15MY]

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

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]

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

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H3070 [20MY]

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), H3169 [21MY]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1193), H1261 [20MR], H2091 [30AP]

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

———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), H4339 [24JN]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1333), H6026 [29JY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1187 [19MR]

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

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H889 [11MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H3070 [20MY]

———rates (see H. Res. 109), H1441 [10AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H890 [11MR]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001), H1541 [15AP], H4086 [19JN]

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

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8834 [9OC], H9865 [31OC]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1204), H1260 [20MR]

———treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small businesses (see H.R. 1565), H3569 [5JN]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H2785 [15MY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1112 [18MR]

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1893 [24AP]

Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H1440 [10AP]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1440 [10AP]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9730 [29OC]

Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act provisions (see H.R. 125), H5664 [23JY]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4339 [24JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H3213 [30MY]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H7830 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4377 [25JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2495 [13MY], H4843 [8JY]

Press releases

Ole Miss Concert Singers Wow Judges—Capture International Competition: University of Mississippi, E1293 [23JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5719 [24JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H5764 [24JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3793 [12JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3536 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3792 [12JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2496 [13MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4845 [8JY]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H3547 [5JN]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H3793 [12JN], H8230 [30SE]

Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 95), H10665 [12NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5719 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), H4883 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7221 [11SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8230 [30SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7221, H7244 [11SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5764 [24JY]

NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7244 [11SE]

Physical Fitness and Sports Month: observance, E1067 [30MY]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H4845 [8JY]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, H4845 [8JY]

University of Mississippi: tribute to Ole Miss Concert Singers for receipt of International Choral award, E1293 [23JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3794 [12JN]

Tributes

Bowen, Don, H6619 [31JY]

Smith, Frank E., H6801 [4SE]