METCALF, JACK (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5404 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H5570 [22JY]

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H10956 [13NO]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H7263 [11SE]

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program (see H.R. 1246), H3476 [4JN]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [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), H10768 [12NO]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1340 [8AP]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2680 [14MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H9559 [24OC]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H155 [9JA]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174, 2637), H1259 [20MR], H9559 [24OC]

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), H10956 [13NO]

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

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]

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), H6407 [30JY]

Crime: use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 2588), H8727 [8OC]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H1340 [8AP]

Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H3797 [12JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150), H8834 [9OC]

Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 99), H393 [6FE]

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]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H10956 [13NO]

Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370), H1704 [17AP]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1261 [20MR]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1019 [13MR]

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H3204 [22MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2091 [30AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H5916 [28JY]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]

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

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H3798 [12JN]

FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing and other services (see H.R. 1442), H3170 [21MY]

———expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks (see H.R. 2119), H5020 [9JY]

———promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 1160), H3170 [21MY]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H2254 [6MY]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H629 [25FE]

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

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 23, 30), H156 [9JA], H629 [25FE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H7831 [24SE]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2551), H8439 [6OC]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37), H5177 [11JY]

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]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]

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: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H949 [12MR]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H1018 [13MR]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H949 [12MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1018 [13MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H2446 [8MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1018 [13MR]

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

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1100), H1111 [18MR]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H5132 [10JY]

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

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (see H.R. 1659), H2874 [16MY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2446 [8MY]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H949 [12MR]

Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874), H700 [27FE]

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

———exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H669 [26FE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H8300 [1OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 1776, 1777, 2183), H949 [12MR], H3475 [4JN], H9502 [23OC]

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H949 [12MR]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H1112 [18MR]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]

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), H1893 [24AP]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H150 [9JA], H699 [27FE]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

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, 1033), H348 [5FE], H948 [12MR]

———child tax credit (see H.R. 1327), H1707 [17AP]

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

———deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644), H393 [6FE]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H4913 [8JY]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H670 [26FE]

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

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H804 [6MR]

———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), H708 [3MR]

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

———statute of limitations exclusion for certain military disability benefits (see H.R. 1408), H2157 [1MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7730 [23SE], H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026), H1795 [23AP]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]

———treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474), H9730 [29OC]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H9502 [23OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 228, 446), H629 [25FE], H1794 [23AP]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H157 [9JA]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H10768 [12NO]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

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

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), H1289 [21MR]

U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H349 [5FE]

Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H9729 [29OC]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H4913 [8JY]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H349 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H285, H286 [4FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H3804 [16JN]

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), H1289 [21MR]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H5183 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191), H5487 [17JY], H5491 [21JY]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (see H.R. 1183, 1184, 1217), H1259 [20MR], H1288 [21MR]

Fierce Contender (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2793), H9865 [31OC]

Financial institutions: offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, allow interest payments on demand deposits, and require FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 2323), H6703 [31JY]

Fish and fishing: funding for fishing licenses and vessels for Washington salmon fishery (see H.R. 1088), H1040 [17MR]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H3273 [3JN]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 2663), H8832 [9OC]

Native Americans: require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds of restricted Indian lands (see H.R. 1386), H1705 [17AP]

Taurus (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2794), H9865 [31OC]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Buse, Michael, E1986 [9OC]

Letters

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Christopher W. Hansen, Boeing Co., H4288 [24JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H249 [4FE]

Remarks

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4295 [24JN]

———prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (H.R. 1172), H2059 [30AP]

———U.S. military intervention, H4138 [23JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H315 [5FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2994 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4287 [24JN]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 2414), H7620 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4138, H4164 [23JN], H4295 [24JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7205 [11SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8803 [9OC]

———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8803 [9OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, H7205 [11SE]

European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (H. Con. Res. 117), H5383 [16JY], H5410 [17JY]

———handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (H. Res. 191), H5518 [22JY], H5992 [29JY]

Eximbank: prohibit assistance to countries with nondemocratic governments, H8380 [6OC]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8380 [6OC]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (H. Res. 255), H8187 [30SE]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1184), H3587 [10JN]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1217), H3587 [10JN]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), H3094 [21MY]

Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (H.R. 1855), E1556 [29JY]

Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H2994 [20MY]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (H.R. 1754), H3583 [10JN], H7613 [23SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2047 [30AP]

———expand homeownership opportunities, H1777 [23AP]

Housing Hope (organization): tribute, H410 [11FE]

Immigration: requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (H.R. 2027), H7625 [23SE]

International Whaling Commission: effect of renewal of commercial whaling rights for certain tribes relative to whale watching industry, H3081, H3152 [21MY]

———redefine ``aboriginal subsistance whaling'' to prevent the resumption of commercial whaling, H8986 [22OC]

———reduction of quota of gray whales allocated for harvesting by Russia, H9476 [23OC]

IRS: restructure, H8571 [7OC]

Japan: capture of orca whales, H598 [25FE], H4072 [19JN]

Medicare: reform, H1777 [23AP]

Members of Congress: limit terms, H458 [12FE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H5194 [15JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3877 [18JN]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (H.R. 2663), H9845 [31OC]

Republican Housing Opportunity Caucus: establish, H250 [4FE]

Scott, Doug: Sierra Club John Muir Award recipient, E2360 [13NO]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, H315 [5FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1458 [15AP]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (H.R. 683), H2338 [7MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 902), H2338 [7MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, H8571 [7OC]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1565 [16AP]

Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H713 [4MR], H4164 [23JN]

Votes: position on missed, H5985 [29JY]

Washington: prohibit commercial harvesting of gray whales, H1602 [16AP], H7354 [16SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H582 [13FE], H667 [26FE], H1786 [23AP], H1986 [29AP], H2348 [7MY], H2585 [13MY], H3794 [12JN], H4083 [19JN], H5400 [16JY], H5566 [22JY], H6025 [29JY], H6403 [30JY], H7364 [16SE], H7829 [24SE], H8158 [29SE], H8316 [2OC], H8631 [7OC], H8923 [21OC], H9035 [22OC], H9499 [23OC], H9863 [31OC]

Statements

Moratorium on Large Vessels in Atlantic Mackerel or Atlantic Herring Fisheries (H.R. 1855), E1556-E1558 [29JY]

Tributes

Buse, Michael, E1986 [9OC]

Pace, Jim, H7371 [17SE]

Pritchard, Joel, H8841 [21OC]